Recorded 1967–1994 Girls' name Peak 1971 36 births

Arnissa — girls' name

36 babies named Arnissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Arnissa since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

36
total births
1967–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Arnissa was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arnissa in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arnissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Arnissa between 1967 and 1994, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arnissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arnissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arnissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arnissa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

36

Since 1967

28 years of records

Peak year

1971

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1967

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1994

Arnissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1967

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1971)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Arnissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 56% of Arnissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnissa?
36 babies have been named Arnissa since 1967. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1971 with 10 births.
When was Arnissa most popular?
Arnissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Arnissa been used?
Arnissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 28 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Arnissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnetta, Arnita, Arnette, Arnell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.