How Many People Are Named Ghassan?
An estimated 389 people in the United States have the first name Ghassan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ghassan peaked in popularity in 2016 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ghassan 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 Ghassan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
389
About 1 in 881,117 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2016
19 births
Total Registered
396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ghassan
Ghassan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 396 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ghassan as a male name
Ranked #5,725 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (19 births)
Ghassan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ghassan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 120 babies were registered. While Ghassan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ghassan by Decade
How has Ghassan 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.
Ghassan by State
Ghassan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ghassan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ghassan
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ghassan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ghassan?
We estimate approximately 389 people named Ghassan 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 881,117 Americans share this first name.
Is Ghassan a common name?
Ghassan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ghassan most popular?
Ghassan reached peak popularity in 2016, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ghassan is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ghassan a male name?
Ghassan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ghassan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ghassan Smith, Ghassan Johnson, Ghassan 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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