Annissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NISS-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Annissa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friendly companion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Annissa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Anisa
“friendly companion”
Variant of Anisa, the feminine of Anis, 'companion'.
Is Annissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Annissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Annissa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 4 girls.
Annissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Annissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Annissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Annissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 57 | #1,625 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,784 |
| 1968 | 33 | #2,091 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
Names like Annissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Aisha Fatima Francesca Amira Alexandra Alisha Alyssa Alana Amina Khadija Melissa
Names related to Annissa
Anisa Anisha Anisia Anaisa Anissa Anisah Annis Anessa Anyssa Annais
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Ali Yahya Zayn Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Annissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/annissa, updated 20 October 2026.