Girls' name · since 1916
Ganelle
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Ganelle, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ganelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Ganelle recorded 21 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2008.
- #45,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ganelle ranks #45,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #45,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ganelle's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ganelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ganelle splits its recorded history at 1934: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ganelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2008
- Peak year (1916)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Ganelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Ganelle's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ganelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Ganelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (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 Ganelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1916–2008 (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 Ganelle 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.