Aneesa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1967. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2002, 159 babies received the name (ranked #1248). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5690), with roughly 22 babies named Aneesa each year. Aneesa's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,571 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.