Girls' name · since 1915
Ganell
25 babies named Ganell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ganell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ganell has been recorded 25 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1960.
- #43,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ganell ranks #43,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #43,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ganell's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ganell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ganell splits its recorded history at 1926: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births).
Ganell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1960
- Peak year (1915)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ganell by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1910s was Ganell's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ganell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Ganell's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ganell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ganell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.