Aneesha
Feminine
Aneesha is a girl's name that sits between two languages: the Sanskrit Anisha and the Arabic Anisa, which means a friendly companion. The ee settles the vowel on paper.
How old is the name Aneesha?
Aneesha first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Aneesha alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 600 people named Aneesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aneesha most popular?
Aneesha peaked in 1979, reaching #3236 nationally. See the whole 1979 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Aneesha
In Arabic, anisa means a friendly, sociable companion, someone whose company puts others at ease, from a root about warmth and closeness between people; Anis and Anisa are given in many Arabic-speaking countries. Aneesha may carry that, or the Sanskrit Anisha, or simply the sound; the record does not say. Whichever it is, it is warm and easy to say.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Aneesha may be the Sanskrit Anisha or the Arabic Anisa respelled, and nothing records which a family meant.
Pronouncing Aneesha
uh-NEE-shuh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Aneesha
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most girls named
- 197925 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3236reached in 1979
- Change vs 2017
- −37.5%5 in 2021, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aneeshas among us
people named Aneesha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Aneesha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Spelled as it is said.
- Warm and easy to say.
- Rare, so an Aneesha is unlikely to share her name.
- People will write Anisha or Aneisha.
- Its meaning depends on which tradition a family has in mind.
- It will need spelling out.
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Frequently asked
- How many Aneeshas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Aneesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aneesha in 2025?
- Aneesha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Aneesha with classmates?
- Aneesha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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