Anissa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Anissa or Anisa is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic language أنس, meaning “to be friendly.” Lebanese Maronite Christians also use the name as a form of Agnes because it derives from Persian Anahid, Anahit or Anaïs, meaning ‘immaculate’.

From Wikipedia

Anissa first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 724 babies (rank #348 that year). In 2024 it was given to 65 girls (rank #2,655). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anissa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anissa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,449

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

724

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	23	#2,521
1967	219	#646
1968	503	#418
1969	607	#377
1970	603	#389
1971	724	#348
1972	459	#421
1973	222	#670
1974	139	#908
1975	168	#814
1976	239	#649
1977	183	#818
1978	165	#885
1979	142	#1,006
1980	98	#1,300
1981	68	#1,674
1982	65	#1,720
1983	83	#1,412
1984	59	#1,813
1985	64	#1,761
1986	70	#1,669
1987	63	#1,840
1988	88	#1,521
1989	89	#1,574
1990	170	#1,052
1991	175	#1,044
1992	233	#854
1993	602	#413
1994	563	#451
1995	375	#599
1996	296	#713
1997	337	#655
1998	345	#669
1999	320	#708
2000	304	#753
2001	299	#789
2002	301	#780
2003	345	#737
2004	268	#903
2005	228	#1,046
2006	188	#1,275
2007	182	#1,333
2008	156	#1,496
2009	148	#1,528
2010	149	#1,501
2011	138	#1,576
2012	110	#1,833
2013	114	#1,790
2014	89	#2,143
2015	85	#2,213
2016	108	#1,885
2017	88	#2,164
2018	112	#1,816
2019	98	#1,970
2020	92	#2,020
2021	79	#2,309
2022	69	#2,556
2023	70	#2,517
2024	65	#2,655