US rank #5726 Boys' name Peak 2016 396 births

Ghassan — #5726 US boys' name

396 babies named Ghassan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s571990s602000s832010s1202020s64
#5726
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ghassan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ghassan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ghassan

The Social Security Administration has registered 396 babies named Ghassan between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ghassan currently holds the #5726 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ghassan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ghassan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ghassan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ghassan 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 396 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.

Ghassan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

396

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2016

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,726

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ghassan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
19
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 202420192014200820031995199019831978 6

Ghassan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 30% of Ghassan's all-time total
1970s121980s571990s602000s832010s1202020s64

Ghassan by state

Where Ghassan concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ghassan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.5%
California share of Ghassan's total US births 1.5%

6 of 396 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ghassan?
396 babies have been named Ghassan since 1978. It currently ranks #5726 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 19 births.
When was Ghassan most popular?
Ghassan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Ghassan most popular?
The top states for the name Ghassan are California (6 births).
How long has the name Ghassan been used?
Ghassan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ghassan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ghaith, Ghazi, Ghali, Ghael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.