Aneesa
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning friendly; companionable; a form of Anisa.
Aneesa by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Aneesa. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 159 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aneesa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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Names that are said the same way as Aneesa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean friendship
Like Aneesa, each of these has friendship in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dakotafriends; allies2,330 in the US (2017)
- Ruthfriend or companion1,194 in the US (2017)
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Winniegentle friend; diminutive of Winfred or Winifred416 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bellamybeautiful friend; from bel ami381 in the US (2017)
- Samiraentertaining companion; fem. of Samir260 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aneesa
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