How Many People Are Named Anusha?
An estimated 1,146 people in the United States have the first name Anusha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Anusha peaked in popularity in 2003 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anusha 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 Anusha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,146
About 1 in 299,088 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
72 births
Total Registered
1,164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anusha
Anusha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anusha as a female name
Ranked #11,162 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (72 births)
Anusha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anusha span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 626 babies were registered. Anusha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anusha by Decade
How has Anusha 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.
Anusha by State
Birth registrations for Anusha span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 33 Anushas were registered per state.
Anusha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anusha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anusha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anusha?
We estimate approximately 1,146 people named Anusha 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 299,088 Americans share this first name.
Is Anusha a common name?
Anusha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anusha most popular?
Anusha reached peak popularity in 2003, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anusha is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anusha a female name?
Anusha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anusha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anusha Smith, Anusha Johnson, Anusha 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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