Girls' name · since 1971
Annisha
169 babies named Annisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Annisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annisha has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2000.
- #21,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annisha ranks #21,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Annisha's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Annisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Annisha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Annisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Annisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Annisha's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Annisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Annisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Annisha: 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 (~29 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, 1971–2000 (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 Annisha 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.