How Many People Are Named Anissa?
An estimated 11,736 people in the United States have the first name Anissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Anissa peaked in popularity in 1971 with 729 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anissa 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 Anissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,736
About 1 in 29,205 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1971
729 births
Total Registered
12,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anissa
Anissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,449 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anissa as a male name
Ranked #4,951 in 1971
5 male births in 1971
Peak: 1971 (5 births)
Anissa as a female name
Ranked #2,655 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (724 births)
Anissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anissa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,416 babies were registered. Anissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anissa by Decade
How has Anissa 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.
Anissa by State
Birth registrations for Anissa span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 245 Anissas were registered per state.
Anissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anissa?
We estimate approximately 11,736 people named Anissa 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 29,205 Americans share this first name.
Is Anissa a common name?
Anissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anissa most popular?
Anissa reached peak popularity in 1971, when 729 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anissa is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anissa a female name?
Anissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anissa Smith, Anissa Johnson, Anissa 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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