UK girl's name
Anouska
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Anouska is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Anouska popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4763, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 19 births.
This profile covers 176 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 21% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 188 living people in the UK are called Anouska. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Anouska ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 19 girls were registered as Anouska.
- • Anouska ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #537 in 1981.
- • About 188 living people in the UK are estimated to have Anouska as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4763
2016
Births in 2016
4
Latest year
Peak year
1999
19 births
Estimated living
188
2026
Popularity
Anouska over time
The chart below shows babies named Anouska registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Anouska, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2016, compared with 19 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anouska by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Anouska was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4998 | 19 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2548 | 97 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1258 | 60 | 4 |
Geography
Where Anouska is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Anouska. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Anouska ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #537 in 1981.
Across the UK
Anouska in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#537 in 1981
4 years of NRS records, 14 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Anouska
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Anouska Pipa Courage
Peerage person ID=444650
1975-
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Anouska De Georgiou
actor
1970-
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Anouska Hempel
actor; socialite; interior designer
New Zealand hotelier, designer and former actress
1941-
Related
Names similar to Anouska
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Anouska: questions and answers
How popular is the name Anouska in the UK right now?
In 2016, Anouska was ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Anouska most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 19 babies registered as Anouska in England and Wales.
How many people are called Anouska in the UK?
A total of 176 babies have been registered as Anouska across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 14 more in Scotland.
Where is Anouska most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Anouska ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #537 in 1981. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.