Girls' name · since 1982
Aniesha
121 babies named Aniesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aniesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Aniesha recorded 121 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2008.
- #24,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniesha ranks #24,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aniesha's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aniesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aniesha's full recorded timeline at 1994, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aniesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Aniesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Aniesha's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aniesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Aniesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2000s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aniesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1982–2008 (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 Aniesha 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.