Anesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NEE-sha
Anesha is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Anesha come from?
Variant of Anisha, whose source varies by community
Is Anesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Anesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Anesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 girls.
Anesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Anesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Anesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 35 | #3,153 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 30 | #2,852 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Anesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anisha Radhika Akshara Anvika Advika Anika Aisha Avira Saanvika Priya Hanvika Divisha
Names related to Anesha
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, “Anesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anesha, updated 20 October 2026.