How Many People Are Named Anisha?
An estimated 4,371 people in the United States have the first name Anisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Anisha peaked in popularity in 2002 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,371
About 1 in 78,416 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2002
144 births
Total Registered
4,516
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anisha
Anisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,516 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anisha as a female name
Ranked #4,376 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (144 births)
Anisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,221 babies were registered. Anisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anisha by Decade
How has Anisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anisha by State
Birth registrations for Anisha span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Mississippi, Connecticut. On average, about 112 Anishas were registered per state.
Anisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anisha?
We estimate approximately 4,371 people named Anisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 78,416 Americans share this first name.
Is Anisha a common name?
Anisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,516 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anisha most popular?
Anisha reached peak popularity in 2002, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anisha is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anisha a female name?
Anisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anisha Smith, Anisha Johnson, Anisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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