Given name
Anyssa
“a woman graced with God's favor”·“one who is affectionate and friendly”
Anyssa is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.” Anyssa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anyssa is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.” Anyssa is a variant of Anisa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is affectionate and friendly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anyssa 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,090
- 0 boys · 2,090 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,033 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,033 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,633 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.
Anyssa’s family of names
Anyssa has a related form in Anna. Anyssa 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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