Recorded 1976–2021 Girls' name Peak 1979 590 births

Aneesha — girls' name

590 babies named Aneesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s691980s1361990s1482000s1632010s692020s5
2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Aneesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

25 babies were named Aneesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aneesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 590 babies named Aneesha between 1976 and 2021, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aneesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aneesha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aneesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Aneesha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aneesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 590 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aneesha at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

590

Since 1976

46 years of records

Peak year

1979

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1976

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aneesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1976

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1979)
25
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Aneesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
163 births that decade — 28% of Aneesha's all-time total
1970s691980s1361990s1482000s1632010s692020s5

Aneesha by state

Where Aneesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Aneesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 2.0%
#2 California
6 1.0%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.0%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.8%
New York share of Aneesha's total US births 2.0%
Even split

12 of 590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aneesha?
590 babies have been named Aneesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1979 with 25 births.
When was Aneesha most popular?
Aneesha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Aneesha most popular?
The top states for the name Aneesha are New York (12 births), California (6 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Aneesha been used?
Aneesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 46 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aneesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anessa, Anette, Anel, Anela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.