How Many People Are Named Ganiyah?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Ganiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Ganiyah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ganiyah 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 Ganiyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ganiyah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
11 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ganiyah
Ganiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ganiyah as a female name
Ranked #14,952 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 2007 (11 births)
Ganiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ganiyah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 33 babies were registered. Ganiyah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ganiyah by Decade
How has Ganiyah 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.
Ganiyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ganiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ganiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ganiyah?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Ganiyah 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 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Ganiyah a common name?
Ganiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ganiyah most popular?
Ganiyah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ganiyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ganiyah a female name?
Ganiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ganiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ganiyah Smith, Ganiyah Johnson, Ganiyah 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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