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Anushka

“Grace, a ray of light”

3 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Anushka

Anushka sits at a rare crossroads, reading as Sanskrit in India and vaguely Slavic in Europe, which has made it unusually portable. Two enormously visible actresses carried it through the 2000s and it now feels less like a trend than a fixture.

Anushka is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced uh-NOOSH-kaa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 62 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 2000s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Grace, a ray of light
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
uh-NOOSH-kaa
Syllables
3
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
2000s
Rarity
62 / 100
Per million
~33
Starts with
A
Numerology
3 · The Storyteller

How popular is Anushka?

Popularity38/100
Rarity62/100

Anushka currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 33 people per million carry it — about 1 in 30,303. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Anushka

  • Anushka Sharma
    Indian film actress and producer
  • Anushka Shetty
    Telugu and Tamil cinema star of the Baahubali films
  • Anoushka Shankar
    British-Indian sitar player and composer

Spellings and variants of Anushka

AnuskaAnoushkaAnushkaa

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Anushka — frequently asked questions

What does the name Anushka mean?

Anushka means "Grace, a ray of light". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Anushka?

Anushka is pronounced uh-NOOSH-kaa, with 3 syllables.

How rare is the name Anushka?

Anushka scores 62 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 30,303 people carry it — about 33 per million.

What is the numerology number for Anushka?

Anushka carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 7.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Anushka?

The lucky number for Anushka is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.