Anushka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NOOSH-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Anushka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Anushka mean?
Hebrew: Russian pet form of Anna; also used in India
“grace, favour”
Began as a Russian affectionate form of Anna and is also well established as a given name in India.
Is Anushka a girl's or a boy's name?
Anushka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anushka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Anushka, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 54 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anushka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Anushka 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.
Anushka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,666 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 42 | #951 |
| 2013 | 31 | #1,188 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 51 | #785 |
| 2010 | 54 | #738 |
| 2009 | 37 | #962 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,215 |
| 2007 | 39 | #880 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,154 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Anushka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Anushka, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 126 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had fewer girls named Anushka than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Anushka in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anushka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3,129 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 89 | #2,122 |
| 2012 | 91 | #2,095 |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,857 |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,733 |
| 2008 | 83 | #2,334 |
| 2007 | 101 | #2,015 |
| 2006 | 99 | #2,003 |
| 2005 | 84 | #2,179 |
| 2004 | 92 | #1,997 |
| 2003 | 85 | #2,082 |
| 2002 | 81 | #2,097 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
Nicknames for Anushka
Names like Anushka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvika Prisha Anika Akshara Advika Anya Anaya Arisha Saanvika Divisha Avira Hanvika
Other spellings of Anushka
Names related to Anushka
More Hebrew names
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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, “Anushka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anushka, updated 20 October 2026.