How Many People Are Named Gana?
An estimated 33 people in the United States have the first name Gana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gana peaked in popularity in 1965 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gana is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
33
About 1 in 10,386,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1965
6 births
Total Registered
34
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gana
Gana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 34 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gana as a female name
Ranked #15,903 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1965 (6 births)
Gana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gana span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 17 babies were registered. Gana has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gana by Decade
How has Gana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gana
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gana?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Gana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,386,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Gana a common name?
Gana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gana most popular?
Gana reached peak popularity in 1965, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gana is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gana a female name?
Gana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gana Smith, Gana Johnson, Gana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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