Girls' name · since 1987
Anyssa
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 2,090 babies named Anyssa, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anyssa currently ranks #11257 among girls' names in America, with 2,090 babies recorded since 1987.
Anyssa has 2,090 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11257 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,090 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anyssa ranks #4,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,090 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anyssa's 2,090 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anyssa compares
2,090 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anyssa's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anyssa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,090 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 136 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anyssa's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 136, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Anyssa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (877 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Anyssa's strongest decade.
877 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Anyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
877 births
- 2000s
2000s
875 births
- 2010s 252
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 877 births (42% of all-time use).
How Anyssa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anyssa's total volume
Anyssa by state
Where Anyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 511 | 24.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 442 | 21.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 164 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.5% |
511 of 2,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Anyssa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anyssa's data
- Anyssa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (877 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anyssas (511 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anyssa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.