How Many People Are Named Ganessa?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Ganessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Ganessa peaked in popularity in 1997 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ganessa 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 Ganessa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ganessa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
7 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ganessa
Ganessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ganessa as a female name
Ranked #17,449 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1997 (7 births)
Ganessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ganessa span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7 babies were registered. While Ganessa is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ganessa by Decade
How has Ganessa 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.
Ganessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ganessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ganessa
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ganessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ganessa?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Ganessa 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Ganessa a common name?
Ganessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ganessa most popular?
Ganessa reached peak popularity in 1997, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ganessa is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ganessa a female name?
Ganessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ganessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ganessa Smith, Ganessa Johnson, Ganessa 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me