Girls' name · since 2001
Anishka
318 babies named Anishka in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anishka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 318 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anishka has been recorded 318 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2021.
- #15,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anishka ranks #15,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anishka's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anishka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anishka splits its recorded history at 2011: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anishka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Anishka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (188 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Anishka's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Anishka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
188 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 188 births (59% of all-time use).
Anishka by state
Where Anishka concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 14.5% |
46 of 318 births nationwide.
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- Anishka's decade-level peak was the 2010s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anishkas (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Anishka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2001–2021 (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 Anishka 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.