Anisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1065 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Anisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1065
About the Name Anisa
Anisa is steadily gaining in popularity, up 35 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #266 in 1997, and it currently sits at #1065. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Anisa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anisa
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Anisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anisa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anisa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 35 places over the last five years to #1065 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Anisa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Anisa include: Anisa Rasooli — Anisa Rasooli is an Afghan judge and one of the few woman judges in the higher judiciary that the country has had.; Anisa Rola — Anisa Rola is a retired Slovenian international football defender.; Anisa Mohammed — Anisa Mohammed is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies..
Anisa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Anisas in the wild.
32
UK babies named Anisa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 35 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anisa
Likely around 1 other Anisa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Anisa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Anisa Mohammed is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies. She plays as a right-arm off spin bowler.
Anisa Shaheed is an Afghan journalist who has received numerous international awards for her coverage of human rights abuses and corruption in Afghanistan.
Anisa Makhlouf was the matriarch of the Syrian Al-Assad family, which ruled the country from 1971 to December 2024. The wife of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Makhlouf remained the Syrian First Lady from 1971 until 2000.
Anisa Abdulkadir Hajimumin (Somali: Anisa Cabdulqaadir Xaajimuumin, Arabic: أنيسة حاجي المؤمن) is a Somali American politician, social activist and writer. She also former Puntland Minister of Women and Family Affairs.