US rank #11393 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,164 births

Anusha — #11393 US girls' name

1,164 babies named Anusha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1942000s6262010s2812020s58
#11393
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Anusha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

72 babies were named Anusha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anusha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,164 babies named Anusha between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anusha currently holds the #11393 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anusha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 626 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anusha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 190 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Anusha in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anusha 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 1,164 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.

Anusha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,164

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2003

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,393

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anusha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
72
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Anusha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
626 births that decade — 54% of Anusha's all-time total
1980s51990s1942000s6262010s2812020s58

Anusha by state

Where Anusha concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anusha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
190 16.3%
#2 New Jersey
53 4.6%
#3 Texas
52 4.5%
#4 New York
44 3.8%
#5 Illinois
35 3.0%
#6 Virginia
11 0.9%
#7 Georgia
10 0.9%
#8 Maryland
6 0.5%
California share of Anusha's total US births 16.3%
Even split

190 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Anusha appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anusha?
1,164 babies have been named Anusha since 1988. It currently ranks #11393 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 72 births.
When was Anusha most popular?
Anusha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 626 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Anusha most popular?
The top states for the name Anusha are California (190 births), New Jersey (53 births), Texas (52 births).
How long has the name Anusha been used?
Anusha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anusha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anushka, Anum, Anuhea, Anu, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.