Is Anissa a boy or girl name?
Anissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 0 boys were named Anissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,449 US babies named Anissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,655
- Babies named Anissa since 1966
- 12,449
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 729 babies
Boys and girls named Anissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1,352 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 3,044 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 747 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,416 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,419 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,091 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 375 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,655 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,517 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,556 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,309 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,020 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,970 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,816 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,164 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,885 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,213 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,143 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,790 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,833 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,576 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,501 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,528 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,496 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,333 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,275 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,046 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 268 | #903 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 345 | #737 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 301 | #780 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 299 | #789 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 304 | #753 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 320 | #708 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 345 | #669 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 337 | #655 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 296 | #713 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 375 | #599 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 563 | #451 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 602 | #413 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 233 | #854 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,044 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,052 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,574 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,521 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,840 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,669 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,761 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,813 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,412 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,674 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,300 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,006 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 165 | #885 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 183 | #818 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 239 | #649 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 168 | #814 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 139 | #908 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 222 | #670 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 459 | #421 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,951 | 724 | #348 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 603 | #389 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 607 | #377 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 503 | #418 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 219 | #646 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,521 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anissa reached #4,951 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #348 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.