Given name
Annisa
“one who is affectionate and friendly”
Annisa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Annisa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Annisa 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 697
- 0 boys · 697 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,025 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,025 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 694 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.
Annisa’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Annisa has a diminutive in ICA. Annisa has a related form in Anisa. In Indonesian usage, Annisa has a related form in Anisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Annisa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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