Anisa

Anisa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “friendly; companionable”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: uh-NEE-suh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Anisa is the feminine form of Arabic Anis, meaning 'friendly' or 'companionable'. It is also used in South Asian Muslim naming traditions.

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How popular is Anisa?

202426.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Anisa in 202488

2024 rank#2,150 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 18805,496

Anisa is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

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Anisa questions

What does the name Anisa mean?

Anisa means "friendly; companionable". It comes from Arabic. Anisa is the feminine form of Arabic Anis, meaning 'friendly' or 'companionable'. It is also used in South Asian Muslim naming traditions.

Is Anisa a boy or girl name?

Anisa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Anisa?

88 US babies were named Anisa in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Anisa?

Anisa is usually pronounced uh-NEE-suh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.