Anisa is an Arabic name that means "friendly" or "good companion", from the same root as the word uns, intimacy and companionship. It is used from North Africa to Indonesia and in Albanian and Bosnian families as well. In the United States Anisa stood at number 1337 in 2000 and peaked at number 1027 in 2002, just short of the top 1000; it ranks number 2752 in 2025.