Girls' name · since 1968
Anisha
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 4,546 babies named Anisha, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,546
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anisha currently ranks #4572 among girls' names in America, with 4,546 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anisha has been recorded 4,546 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #4572 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,572 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,546 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anisha ranks #2,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,546 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,546
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anisha's 4,546 recorded births place it above 96.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anisha compares
4,546 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anisha's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,546 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anisha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 144 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Anisha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,221 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Anisha's strongest decade.
1,221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Anisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 328
1970s
328 births
- 1980s
1980s
845 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,144 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,221 births
- 2010s
2010s
787 births
- 2020s 204
2020s
204 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,221 births (27% of all-time use).
How Anisha 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 Anisha's total volume
Anisha by state
Where Anisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 676 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 521 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 251 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 225 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 161 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 125 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 104 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 64 | 1.4% |
676 of 4,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Anisha appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anisha's data
- Anisha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,221 total births); usage has since declined to 204 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anishas (676 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Anisha 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.