Given name
Aneesa
“one who is affectionate and friendly”·“one who is very beautiful”
Aneesa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.” Aneesa is a variant of Ani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is very beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aneesa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.” Aneesa is a variant of Ani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is very beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aneesa is a variant of Anisa. An origin associated with Anisa is Arabic. Aneesa is a variant of Ani. An origin associated with Ani is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aneesa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,582
- 0 boys · 1,582 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 159 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,914 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,914 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 159 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,522 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aneesa’s family of names
Aneesa has a related form in Anisa. Aneesa has a related form in Ani.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aneesa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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