Girls' name · since 1976
Aneesha
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.
- #10,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 590
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 590 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Aneesha recorded 590 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2021.
- #10,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 590 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneesha ranks #10,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 590 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 590
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneesha's 590 recorded births place it above 85.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Aneesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aneesha splits its recorded history at 1997: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aneesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (1979)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Aneesha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (163 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Aneesha's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Aneesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 163 births (28% of all-time use).
How Aneesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aneesha's total volume
Aneesha by state
Where Aneesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| 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% |
12 of 590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Aneesha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Aneeshas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aneesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aneesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.