Aneisha
Feminine
Aneisha is an American name of three syllables with a soft sh in the middle. It looks like the Sanskrit Anisha, but no record ties the two, and it most likely joins Ann to the -eisha ending of its era.
How old is the name Aneisha?
Aneisha first appears in US birth records in 1975 — 50 years ago. The typical Aneisha alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 600 people named Aneisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aneisha most popular?
Aneisha peaked in 1989, reaching #2810 nationally. See the whole 1989 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Aneisha
Aneisha begins with Ann, one of the oldest names in English, and ends with the -eisha that American families gave so many daughters in the late twentieth century. Between them the stress lifts on a long ee. It happens to look like Anisha, a Sanskrit name, but the two met only in the alphabet. What Aneisha has is its own soft music.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Aneisha resembles the Sanskrit Anisha but is not documented as coming from it; it may join Ann to an -eisha ending, and nothing records the join.
Pronouncing Aneisha
uh-NEE-shuh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Aneisha
Moderate
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
- 1975
- Most girls named
- 198939 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2810reached in 1989
- Change vs 2020
- 0.0%5 in 2022, from 5
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.
Aneishas among us
people named Aneisha 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
Aneisha 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
- Soft and easy to say once heard.
- Rare, so an Aneisha is unlikely to share her name.
- Comes with ready short forms.
- Anisha and Aneesha are likely guesses.
- It is closely tied to its era.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Aneishas 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 Aneisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aneisha in 2025?
- Aneisha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Aneisha with classmates?
- Aneisha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with A, all years combined.
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