Anoushka
The names Anoushka, Anouska, Anuschka, Anushka and Annushka are diminutive forms of the female given name Anna, derived from the Russian diminutive Аннушка. Anoushka (انوشکا) also means "grace" or "a favour" or "a flower" in Persian. It also occurs as a Hindi and Sinhalese name, sometimes popularly reanalysed as having a Sanskrit derivation, but may simply be influenced by the Russian name.
- Hindi
- Sinhalese
Meaning & Origin of Anoushka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The names Anoushka, Anouska, Anuschka, Anushka and Annushka are diminutive forms of the female given name Anna, derived from the Russian diminutive Аннушка. Anoushka (انوشکا) also means "grace" or "a favour" or "a flower" in Persian. It also occurs as a Hindi and Sinhalese name, sometimes popularly reanalysed as having a Sanskrit derivation, but may simply be influenced by the Russian name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Sinhalese
The Story of Anoushka
Anoushka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 58 births, good for #2,966 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Anoushkas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 637 Anoushkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anoushka
Anoushka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 637 births in the dataset. Anoushka's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,966. Use the chart and map above to compare Anoushka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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