Recorded 1977–2008 Girls' name Peak 1977 16 births

Ganesa — girls' name

16 babies named Ganesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ganesa was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ganesa in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ganesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ganesa between 1977 and 2008, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ganesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ganesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ganesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ganesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ganesa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

16

Since 1977

32 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1977

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ganesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1977

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 200819811977 6

Ganesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 38% of Ganesa's all-time total
1970s61980s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ganesa?
16 babies have been named Ganesa since 1977. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Ganesa most popular?
Ganesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Ganesa been used?
Ganesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 32 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ganesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ganiyah, Gana, Ganna, Ganiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.