Fun Facts About the Name Anushka
- More than 1 thousand babies named Anushka: U.S. records list 1,703 babies given the name Anushka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Anushka Mean?
Anushka is a feminine given name used mainly in India and other South Asian communities. It is generally treated as Sanskrit in origin and is commonly translated as graceful or favorable. The exact Sanskrit word behind the name is not firmly established; the familiar meaning is a customary interpretation rather than a clear literal translation. Some explanations connect it with the Sanskrit prefix anu-, meaning after, along, or following, but that derivation is not conclusive. The name is distinct from the Russian affectionate form Anushka, which belongs to Anna and has a separate origin.
Anushka Name History & Origins
Anushka is used as a feminine given name in South Asia, especially India. Its development as a personal name is not well documented in readily available sources, and it is usually described simply as a Sanskrit name without a securely traced earlier form. In Russian, Anushka (Анюшка) is an affectionate diminutive of Anna (Анна), formed with the ending -ushka. That Russian usage is independent of the Indian name. The same English spelling can therefore stand for either a South Asian given name or a Russian familiar form.
How Popular is the Name Anushka?
Anushka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #1,734 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,515 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,954 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,696 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #6,247 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,994 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,656 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,446 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #5,016 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,006 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #3,997 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #3,135 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #2,743 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #2,123 | 89 | 0.0051% |
| 2012 | #2,099 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 2011 | #1,859 | 108 | 0.0061% |
| 2010 | #1,831 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #1,734 | 126 | 0.0069% |
| 2008 | #2,336 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 2007 | #2,019 | 101 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #2,004 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 2005 | #2,184 | 84 | 0.0045% |
| 2004 | #2,001 | 92 | 0.0050% |
| 2003 | #2,085 | 85 | 0.0047% |
| 2002 | #2,100 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 2001 | #3,010 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #3,598 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #4,459 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #6,403 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #6,518 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #8,196 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #9,644 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,652 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #10,690 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,554 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,541 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,061 | 17 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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