How Many People Are Named Anisa?
An estimated 5,337 people in the United States have the first name Anisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Anisa peaked in popularity in 2005 with 221 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,337
About 1 in 64,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
221 births
Total Registered
5,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anisa
Anisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,496 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anisa as a female name
Ranked #2,145 in 2024
88 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (221 births)
Anisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,876 babies were registered. Anisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anisa by Decade
How has Anisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anisa by State
Birth registrations for Anisa span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana. On average, about 133 Anisas were registered per state.
Anisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Anisa
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Anisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anisa?
We estimate approximately 5,337 people named Anisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 64,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Anisa a common name?
Anisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anisa most popular?
Anisa reached peak popularity in 2005, when 221 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anisa is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anisa a female name?
Anisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anisa Smith, Anisa Johnson, Anisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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