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How to Pronounce Annissa

Pronounced uh-NISS-uh /əˈnɪs.ə/Medium

Meaning: Annissa is a spelling variant of Anissa / Anisa, from the Arabic anisa meaning 'friendly', 'companionable' or 'good-natured'. The doubled consonants are an English respelling; the meaning follows the Arabic root.Medium

In 30 seconds: Annissa is a respelling of Anissa / Anisa (said 'uh-NISS-uh'), from the Arabic for 'friendly' or 'companionable'. The doubled letters are an English touch.

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Origin MediumArabic

MeaningAnnissa is a spelling variant of Anissa / Anisa, from the Arabic anisa meaning 'friendly', 'companionable' or 'good-natured'. The doubled consonants are an English respelling; the meaning follows the Arabic root.

U.S. rank (2019)#15759 ↘ Falling

2019 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,162

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Annissa is a doubled respelling of Anissa, itself a form of the Arabic name Anisa, from anisa — 'friendly', 'sociable', 'of good company'. The spelling Anissa gained visibility in the 1960s through child actress Anissa Jones; the Annissa form is a later, more decorated variant carrying the same warm meaning.

Annissa peaked around 1993 and remained uncommon, a modern respelling within a small family. A girl named Annissa then is now in her early thirties. The name reads as a friendly, softly exotic choice; the plainer Anissa is more familiar, and Annissa has not become common in its own right.

Did you know? Annissa crested in the early 1990s, later than the actress-linked Anissa spelling of the 1960s; the doubled form is a modern respelling of the same Arabic name.

Overall data confidence 60%

References — Annissa / Anissa / Anisa — variant of Anisa; Arabic 'friendly, companionable'

Variations

AnissaAnisaAnisahAneesa

Nicknames

AnniNissaAnna

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Annissa mean?

Annissa is a respelling of Anissa / Anisa, from the Arabic anisa meaning 'friendly' or 'companionable'.

How do you pronounce Annissa?

It's said uh-NISS-uh /əˈnɪs.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Annissa a boy or girl name?

Annissa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Annissa?

Annissa was an uncommon respelling of Anissa, most visible in the early nineteen-nineties and rare today.