Is Anyssa a boy or girl name?
Anyssa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Anyssa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,082 US babies named Anyssa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,463
- Babies named Anyssa since 1987
- 2,082
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 136 babies
Boys and girls named Anyssa, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,463 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,038 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,331 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,657 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,626 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,548 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,559 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,928 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,866 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,819 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,304 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,692 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,872 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,417 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,022 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,716 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,985 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,059 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,796 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,581 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,585 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,958 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,505 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,462 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,668 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,618 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,843 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,338 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,259 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,352 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,551 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,067 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,438 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,093 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,822 |
Highest rank
Anyssa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,259 in 1994. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anyssa
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.