Recorded 1982–2008 Girls' name Peak 1993 121 births

Aniesha — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

121 girls have been named Aniesha since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

121
total births
1982–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Aniesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Aniesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Aniesha between 1982 and 2008, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aniesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniesha 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 121 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.

Aniesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

121

Since 1982

27 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1982

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2008

Aniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1982

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2008200219971993199019851982 5

Aniesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 51% of Aniesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniesha?
121 babies have been named Aniesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Aniesha most popular?
Aniesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Aniesha been used?
Aniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 27 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Aniesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, 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, 1982–2008 (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.