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Baby name
Anissa
Girl
Origin of the name
Anissa comes from Arabic, and is usually translated as “friendly, good company.”
Classic name
12,498births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 348rank at its peak, in 1971
Where babies named Anissa are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Anissa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Anissa is most common in Arizona (3.8 times), Texas (1.9) and California (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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