Girl’s name · Sanskrit, American English

Anaisha

How to say it: uh-NAY-shuh · /əˈneɪʃə/

Modern respelling of Sanskrit Anisha, 'continuous, supreme' - popular in India and diaspora.

Anaisha was the 4,352nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 21 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 30% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,288 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,352for girls in 2025
1 in 157,873US babies
21born in 2025
#10,288projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Anaisha
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,352
Babies born in 202521
Share of births1 in 157,873
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−30%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#10,288

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Anaisha is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 32 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ana
  • Nisha

Honouring a Anaisha in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Anaisha is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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