Anisa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1958. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2005, 221 babies received the name (ranked #1074). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2148), with roughly 89 babies named Anisa each year. Anisa's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 5,496 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.