Fun Facts About the Name Annisa
- 697 babies named Annisa: U.S. records list 697 babies given the name Annisa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Annisa Mean?
Annisa is an Arabic female name, usually a variant spelling of Anisa (أنيسة, Anīsa), the feminine form of anīs (أنيس), meaning "friendly," "sociable," or "companionable." Both words come from the Arabic root ʾ-n-s (أ-ن-س), which has to do with being at ease with people and finding comfort in their company. The literal sense is "friendly" or "sociable"; the customary English rendering is "close friend" or "companion."
Annisa is not related to the Quranic word nisāʾ (نساء, "women"), which gives the fourth surah its title, An-Nisa. That word belongs to a different root and is not the source of the personal name, though the two are sometimes mixed up because they look alike in Latin letters.
A similar-looking English name, Annis or Annice, is a medieval vernacular form of Agnes. It has a separate origin and is not connected to the Arabic name.
Annisa Name History & Origins
Names formed from the Arabic root ʾ-n-s were used in the Arabic-speaking world long before they spread elsewhere. Anīs and its feminine Anīsa appear as personal names in the classical Arabic naming tradition, alongside the related noun uns, "sociability," and anīs in the sense of a trusted companion.
As Arabic spread with Islam, the name traveled with Arabic-speaking settlers and with Muslim communities that adopted Arabic names into Persia, Anatolia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and Southeast Asia, as well as into Muslim communities in Africa. Each region adapted the spelling to its own writing system and pronunciation.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, Annisa is a familiar spelling alongside Anisa and Annisaa; the doubled n is a transliteration choice rather than evidence of a different Arabic word. In English-speaking countries the name is used with a wide range of spellings, including Anisa, Aneesa, Annisa, and Anissa.
How Popular is the Name Annisa?
Annisa has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1969. Its best rank was #2,588 in 1969.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,025 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,354 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,230 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,271 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #15,758 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,389 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,024 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,132 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,047 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,108 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,169 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #12,283 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #7,914 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #10,760 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,576 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #7,767 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,769 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #8,376 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,775 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #6,327 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,465 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #7,776 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,961 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #4,883 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,243 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #6,878 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,623 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,533 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,123 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #4,400 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #5,740 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #7,461 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #6,897 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,175 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #8,438 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,916 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,615 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,209 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #9,087 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,294 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #8,218 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,109 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #5,233 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #5,912 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #4,921 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #6,008 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #6,939 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #4,593 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,723 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #3,169 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1970 | #3,314 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,588 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1968 | #3,618 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #4,059 | 11 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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