How Many People Are Named Anyssa?
An estimated 2,038 people in the United States have the first name Anyssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Anyssa peaked in popularity in 1994 with 136 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anyssa 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 Anyssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,038
About 1 in 168,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1994
136 births
Total Registered
2,082
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anyssa
Anyssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,082 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anyssa as a female name
Ranked #8,463 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (136 births)
Anyssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anyssa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 877 babies were registered. Anyssa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anyssa by Decade
How has Anyssa 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.
Anyssa by State
Birth registrations for Anyssa span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Utah, Michigan, Washington. On average, about 125 Anyssas were registered per state.
Anyssa + Last Name Combinations
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Anyssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anyssa?
We estimate approximately 2,038 people named Anyssa 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 168,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Anyssa a common name?
Anyssa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,082 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anyssa most popular?
Anyssa reached peak popularity in 1994, when 136 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anyssa is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anyssa a female name?
Anyssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anyssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anyssa Smith, Anyssa Johnson, Anyssa 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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