Anoushka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NOOSH-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
Anoushka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “favour, grace”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies).
What does Anoushka mean?
Hebrew: Russian pet form of Anna
“favour, grace”
A Russian pet form of Anna, also used in Indian families.
Is Anoushka a girl's or a boy's name?
Anoushka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anoushka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Anoushka, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 50 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anoushka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Anoushka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,139, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
- Anoushka 13
- Anushka 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Anoushka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 33 | #1,124 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2015 | 34 | #1,108 |
| 2014 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2013 | 50 | #816 |
| 2012 | 46 | #885 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 48 | #815 |
| 2009 | 36 | #976 |
| 2008 | 33 | #1,015 |
| 2007 | 41 | #848 |
| 2006 | 42 | #798 |
| 2005 | 38 | #808 |
| 2004 | 41 | #744 |
| 2003 | 31 | #901 |
| 2002 | 25 | #990 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 20 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 26 | #923 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Anoushka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 58 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Anoushka in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anoushka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,965 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3,917 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,329 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
Names like Anoushka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya Amira Aisha Amaya Anika Aaliyah Anya Safa Raya Khadija Amina Arisha
Other spellings of Anoushka
Names related to Anoushka
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Anoushka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anoushka, updated 20 October 2026.