Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Anisha

How to say it: uh-NEE-shuh · /əˈniʃə/

Sanskrit 'without night, continuous' - popular feminine name in India and the diaspora.

Anisha was the 1,190th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 30 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 48% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,450 by 2030.

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

#1,190for girls in 2025
1 in 22,864US babies
30born in 2025
#1,450projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Anisha
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,190
Babies born in 202530
Share of births1 in 22,864
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−48%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,450
In France, 2025#452 among girls’ names, 0 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Anisha peaked in the 2000s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 66 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ani
  • Nisha

Honouring a Anisha in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hindi.

In France: #452 for girls in 2025.

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