Total births
56
Girls' name · since 2003
Ganiyah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Ganiyah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 2003–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Ganiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 2003.
Ganiyah has 56 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2016.
- 56 total births
- 2003–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Ganiyah since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 56
- total births
- 2003–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Ganiyah was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ganiyah in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Ganiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ganiyah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ganiyah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Ganiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2016
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ganiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ganiyah's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ganiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ganiyah? ▼
Ganiyah has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 11 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Ganiyah most popular? ▼
Ganiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Ganiyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ganiyah since 2003 -- 14 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Ganiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gana, Ganna, Ganiya, Ganell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ganiyah
Nearby Names Like Ganiyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ganiyah
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Ganna Girl
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Ganiya Girl
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Ganell Girl
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Ganeev Girl
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Compare Ganiyah side by side: Ganiyah vs Gana Ganiyah vs Ganna Ganiyah vs Ganiya
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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, 2003–2016 (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. "Ganiyah: Baby Name Since 2003 - 56 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ganiyah. 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 Ganiyah 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.