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Anisha

Girl

Meaning of Anisha: Sanskrit: 'continuous or bright'

Anisha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4350th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4350

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,546

First recorded 1968 · peak 2002

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 72 babies1982: 70 babies1983: 83 babies1984: 141 babies1985: 75 babies1986: 85 babies1987: 81 babies1988: 79 babies1989: 87 babies1990: 103 babies19901991: 102 babies1992: 124 babies1993: 134 babies1994: 131 babies1995: 126 babies1996: 106 babies1997: 116 babies1998: 104 babies1999: 98 babies2000: 132 babies20002001: 120 babies2002: 144 babies2003: 142 babies2004: 130 babies2005: 129 babies2006: 110 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 121 babies20102011: 85 babies2012: 97 babies2013: 75 babies2014: 71 babies2015: 82 babies2016: 89 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 40 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Anisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 144.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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