Anisha

Where Anisha comes from

A transliteration of Sanskrit अनीशा (anīśā, feminine of अनीशः (anīśaḥ)).
— Wiktionary's entry for Anisha
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Anisha through the years
  1. 1968
    First appearance
    #7,016 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Peak, #1,011
    141 babies named Anisha, its best rank.
  3. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,597.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.