Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Anushka isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anushka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,703
- 0 boys · 1,703 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,515 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,515 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 126 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,142 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.
Anushka’s family of names
In English usage, Anushka has a diminutive in ANU.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Anushka
- Anushka SharmaIndian actressborn 1988
- Anushka ShettyIndian actress (born 1982)
- Anushka SenIndian Television Actressborn 2002
- Anushka ManchandaIndian singerborn 1985
- Anushka RanjanIndian actorborn 1990
- Anushka ShresthaNepalese beauty pageant winnerborn 1996
- Anushka KaushikIndian actressborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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