How Many People Are Named Ganesh?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Ganesh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Ganesh peaked in popularity in 1993 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ganesh 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 Ganesh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1993
14 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ganesh
Ganesh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ganesh as a male name
Ranked #11,206 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1993 (14 births)
Ganesh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ganesh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 102 babies were registered. Ganesh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ganesh by Decade
How has Ganesh 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.
Ganesh by State
Ganesh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ganesh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ganesh
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ganesh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ganesh?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Ganesh 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 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Ganesh a common name?
Ganesh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ganesh most popular?
Ganesh reached peak popularity in 1993, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ganesh is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ganesh a male name?
Ganesh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ganesh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ganesh Smith, Ganesh Johnson, Ganesh 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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