Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- pleasant companion
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anisa
Pronunciation
a-ni-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1073, 221 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2751, 62 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2023 | 89 |
| 2022 | 79 |
| 2021 | 75 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2019 | 86 |
| 2018 | 87 |
| 2017 | 106 |
| 2016 | 87 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #269, 147 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1052, 32 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 58 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #1645, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #579, 5 births); most recent 2015 (rank #806, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #552, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence