Anisha

Anisha was the #4,546 girls' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales.

Anisha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Anisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Anisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,546 (30)#2,440 (11)———
2024#4,387 (32)#2,001 (14)——#2,975 (6)
2023#3,763 (40)#2,063 (13)——#3,290 (5)
2022#4,295 (33)#1,767 (16)——#1,727 (12)
2021#4,014 (36)#2,073 (13)——#2,616 (7)
2020#4,169 (33)#2,615 (9)——#2,343 (8)
2019#4,006 (36)#1,634 (18)——#1,533 (15)
2018#2,677 (64)#1,272 (26)——#1,440 (16)
2017#2,597 (67)#1,911 (15)—#873 (3)#1,901 (11)
2016#2,168 (89)#955 (38)——#1,785 (12)
2015#2,278 (82)#1,057 (33)——#2,363 (8)
2014#2,517 (71)#920 (40)——#1,455 (16)
2013#2,408 (75)#1,177 (29)—#894 (3)#1,599 (14)
2012#2,003 (97)#738 (54)——#1,248 (20)
2011#2,216 (85)#749 (50)——#983 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1984 at #1,011.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Anisha is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 41,000 to 1 in 65,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anisha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Anisha (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnishaCanadaGirls—too few
AnishaEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
AnishaIrelandGirls—too few
AnishaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AnishaScotlandGirls—too few
AnishaUSGirls#4,54630