How Many People Are Named Ghana?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Ghana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Ghana peaked in popularity in 1969 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ghana 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 Ghana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ghana is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1969
7 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ghana
Ghana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ghana as a female name
Ranked #8,709 in 1972
5 female births in 1972
Peak: 1969 (7 births)
Ghana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ghana span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7 babies were registered. While Ghana is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ghana by Decade
How has Ghana 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.
Ghana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ghana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ghana
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ghana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ghana?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Ghana 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Ghana a common name?
Ghana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ghana most popular?
Ghana reached peak popularity in 1969, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ghana is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ghana a female name?
Ghana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ghana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ghana Smith, Ghana Johnson, Ghana 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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