Girls' name · since 2002

Ganiya

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Ganiya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

30
total births
2002–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade

Ganiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 2002.

Ganiya has 30 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2018.

  • 30 total births
  • 2002–2018 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 83% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

30 girls have been named Ganiya since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

30
total births
2002–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Ganiya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ganiya in 2007 - its busiest year on record.

Ganiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ganiya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ganiya at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

30

Since 2002

17 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2002

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2018

Ganiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 20022006200720092018 5

Ganiya by decade

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

2000s was Ganiya's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Ganiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ganiya?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 30 babies named Ganiya. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 10 births.
When was Ganiya most popular?
Ganiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Ganiya been used?
Records for Ganiya go back to 2002, giving 17 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Ganiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ganiyah, Gana, Ganna, Ganell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ganiya's data

  • Ganiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2002–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ganiya: Baby Name Since 2002 - 30 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ganiya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Ganiya 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 June 2026.