Aneesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NEE-sha
Aneesha is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Aneesha come from?
Variant of Anisha, whose source varies by community
Is Aneesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Aneesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Aneesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aneesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aneesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Aneesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Aneesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aneesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
Names like Aneesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anisha Aisha Anvika Akshara Anika Radhika Advika Anya Arisha Priya Avira Prisha
Names related to Aneesha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aneesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aneesha, updated 20 October 2026.