Girl · #12,198 in 2026

Anwesha

Anwesha is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Patna. It is a three-day-long event that is usually held at the start of February each year.

Current Rank
#12,198
Peak Rank
#9,147 (2011)
Total Babies
41
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2008
First Year
2012
Last Year
2011
Peak Year
#9147
Peak Rank
41
Total Count
5
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Meaning & Origin of Anwesha

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Anwesha is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Patna. It is a three-day-long event that is usually held at the start of February each year.

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The Story of Anwesha

Anwesha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2008, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 12 Anweshas were born — ranking #9,147 that year. As of 2026, Anwesha ranks #12,198 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Anweshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Anwesha

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Frequently Asked Questions about Anwesha

What does the name Anwesha mean?
Anwesha is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Patna. It is a three-day-long event that is usually held at the start of February each year.
How popular is Anwesha in 2026?
In 2026, Anwesha ranks #12,198 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.
When was Anwesha most popular?
Anwesha reached its peak popularity in 2011, ranking #9,147 that year with 12 babies given the name.
Is Anwesha a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Anwesha is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Anwesha?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Anwesha include Bellina, Aliceson, Starlit. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Anwesha

Anwesha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Anwesha's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #9,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Anwesha'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.