Given name
Anisah
“one who is affectionate and friendly”
Anisah is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anisah is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anisah is a variant of Anisa. An origin associated with Anisa is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anisah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 794
- 0 boys · 794 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,017 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,017 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 688 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.