Recorded 1997–2004 Girls' name Peak 1998 30 births

Anoosha — girls' name

30 babies named Anoosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 girls have been named Anoosha since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.

30
total births
1997–2004
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Anoosha was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Anoosha in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anoosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Anoosha between 1997 and 2004, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anoosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anoosha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anoosha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anoosha 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 30 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.

Anoosha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

30

Since 1997

8 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1997

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2004

Anoosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1997

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Anoosha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 60% of Anoosha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anoosha?
30 babies have been named Anoosha since 1997. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Anoosha most popular?
Anoosha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Anoosha been used?
Anoosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 8 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Anoosha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anora, Anoushka, Anona, Anouk, 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, 1997–2004 (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.