Anissa is an established girls' name that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Anissa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,071 for girl births in the United States (and #5,418 across all names), given to 53 babies. Anissa was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1971 (724 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #3,071 | — |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | #2,666 | — |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | #2,520 | — |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | #2,559 | — |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | #2,310 | — |
| 2020 | 92 | 92 | #2,023 | — |
| 2019 | 98 | 98 | #1,971 | — |
| 2018 | 112 | 112 | #1,816 | — |
| 2017 | 88 | 88 | #2,164 | — |
| 2016 | 108 | 108 | #1,885 | — |
| 2015 | 85 | 85 | #2,213 | — |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | #2,143 | — |
| 2013 | 114 | 114 | #1,792 | — |
| 2012 | 110 | 110 | #1,834 | — |
| 2011 | 138 | 138 | #1,577 | — |
| 2010 | 149 | 149 | #1,501 | — |
| 2009 | 148 | 148 | #1,529 | — |
| 2008 | 156 | 156 | #1,496 | — |
| 2007 | 182 | 182 | #1,333 | — |
| 2006 | 188 | 188 | #1,275 | — |
| 2005 | 228 | 228 | #1,046 | — |
| 2004 | 268 | 268 | #903 | — |
| 2003 | 345 | 345 | #738 | — |
| 2002 | 301 | 301 | #780 | — |
| 2001 | 299 | 299 | #789 | — |
| 2000 | 304 | 304 | #753 | — |
| 1999 | 320 | 320 | #708 | — |
| 1998 | 345 | 345 | #669 | — |
| 1997 | 337 | — | #655 | — |
| 1996 | 296 | — | #713 | — |
| 1995 | 376 | — | #598 | — |
| 1994 | 564 | — | #451 | — |
| 1993 | 602 | — | #413 | — |
| 1992 | 233 | — | #854 | — |
| 1991 | 175 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1990 | 170 | — | #1,052 | — |
| 1989 | 89 | — | #1,574 | — |
| 1988 | 88 | — | #1,521 | — |
| 1987 | 63 | — | #1,840 | — |
| 1986 | 70 | — | #1,669 | — |
| 1985 | 64 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1984 | 59 | — | #1,812 | — |
| 1983 | 83 | — | #1,412 | — |
| 1982 | 65 | — | #1,720 | — |
| 1981 | 68 | — | #1,674 | — |
| 1980 | 98 | — | #1,300 | — |
| 1979 | 142 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1978 | 165 | — | #885 | — |
| 1977 | 183 | — | #819 | — |
| 1976 | 239 | — | #649 | — |
| 1975 | 168 | — | #815 | — |
| 1974 | 139 | — | #908 | — |
| 1973 | 221 | — | #675 | — |
| 1972 | 459 | — | #421 | — |
| 1971 | 729 | — | #348 | #4,951 |
| 1970 | 603 | — | #389 | — |
| 1969 | 607 | — | #378 | — |
| 1968 | 503 | — | #418 | — |
| 1967 | 219 | — | #646 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #2,521 | — |