# Anisha (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anisha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,546 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,546 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,713, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A transliteration of Sanskrit अनीशा (anīśā, feminine of अनीशः (anīśaḥ)).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 2,217 |
| 2012 | 97 | 2,004 |
| 2013 | 75 | 2,409 |
| 2014 | 71 | 2,519 |
| 2015 | 82 | 2,279 |
| 2016 | 89 | 2,170 |
| 2017 | 67 | 2,603 |
| 2018 | 64 | 2,685 |
| 2019 | 36 | 4,018 |
| 2020 | 33 | 4,181 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4,024 |
| 2022 | 33 | 4,304 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3,770 |
| 2024 | 32 | 4,393 |
| 2025 | 30 | 4,560 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 749 |
| 2012 | 54 | 738 |
| 2013 | 29 | 1,177 |
| 2014 | 40 | 920 |
| 2015 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2016 | 38 | 955 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,911 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1,272 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1,634 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2,073 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,767 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2,000 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2,440 |

## People named Anisha

- Princess Anisha Rosnah, Bruneian Royal
- Anisha Vekemans, cyclist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.