girl's name
Anisha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,019
Scotland
#904
2008 births
Anisha is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2002, when 144 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Anisha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 328 |
| 1980s | 845 |
| 1990s | 1,144 |
| 2000s | 1,221 |
| 2010s | 787 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 204 |
How popular is Anisha?
In 2025, Anisha was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anisha is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anisha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anisha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anisha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anisha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anisha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anisha
How popular is the name Anisha?
In 2025, Anisha was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Anisha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anisha most popular?
Anisha peaked in 2002, when 144 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anisha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anisha currently ranks #2,521 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.