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Origin & history of Anissa1
Arabic / Greek roots
Anissa comes from the Arabic / Greek tradition, meaning Friendly, pure.
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How popular is Anissa?
1971
peak 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 registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
724
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #348)
(ranked #348)
87
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
870
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
12,449
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Anissa9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
A1
N5
I9
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Anissa🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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