Aanisah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-nee-sa
- Origin
- Arabic
Aanisah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friendly companion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aanisah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Anisa
“friendly companion”
Feminine of Anis, from the Arabic uns, 'companionship, closeness'.
Is Aanisah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aanisah is a girls' name.
How popular is Aanisah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aanisah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aanisah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Aanisah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Azeemah, Farah, Hibah, Ammarah, Umamah, Nabeelah, Samah, Aafiyah, Aaishah, Safia, Aysha
Names related to Aanisah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aanisah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aanisah, updated 20 October 2026.