Anousha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NOO-sha
- Origin
- Persian
Anousha is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “immortal”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anousha mean?
Persian: form of Persian Anousheh, from anush
“immortal”
A form of Anousheh, a Persian name from a word meaning immortal or sweet.
Is Anousha a girl's or a boy's name?
Anousha is a girls' name.
How popular is Anousha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anousha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anousha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
Names like Anousha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Summer, Safa, Humaira, Alisha, Habiba, Areeba, Amina, Salma, Aliya, Aisha, Samira
Names related to Anousha
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anousha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anousha, updated 20 October 2026.