Given name
Anusha
“one who is gracious”
Anusha is a variant of Anouska. One French interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anusha is a variant of Anouska. One French interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anusha is a variant of Anouska. An origin associated with Anouska is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anusha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,164
- 0 boys · 1,164 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,937 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anusha’s family of names
In English usage, Anusha has a diminutive in ANU. Anusha has a related form in Anouska.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Anusha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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