Anissa comes from the Arabic / Greek tradition, meaning Friendly, pure.
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How popular is Anissa?
1971peak year
The name Anissa reached its peak in 1971, with 724 registrations (ranked #348). It had only entered records 5 years earlier, in 1966. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2210) today, averaging about 87 new babies per year. Anissa's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 12,449 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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