Unisex name · since 2003
Anshu
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Anshu, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anshu is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 138 have been recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anshu has been recorded 138 times among girls since 2003, 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 2003 to 2020.
- #23,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anshu ranks #23,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anshu's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anshu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anshu's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anshu popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Anshu popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2004 (Anshu as boys' name)
Anshu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Anshu's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Anshu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Anshu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Anshu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2003–2020 (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 Anshu 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.