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The baby name Ga is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced gah (IPA: /ɡa/; Cantonese often /kaː/).

Ga is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Korean
Pronunciation: gah (IPA: /ɡa/; Cantonese often /kaː/)

What is the meaning of the name Ga ?

The baby name Ga is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced gah (IPA: /ɡa/; Cantonese often /kaː/).

Ga is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Ga is a compact cross‑linguistic name whose meaning depends on script. In Korean (가), it draws on hanja such as 佳 “beautiful,” 嘉 “auspicious,” and 歌 “song.” Though occasionally used as a monosyllabic given name, it more often opens feminine‑leaning compounds like Ga‑eun or Ga‑young. In Cantonese Chinese, Ga represents 嘉 (gaa1, “excellent”) and 家 (gaa1, “home; family”), both common in given names and sometimes used alone.

Romanization yields variants: Ga in modern Korean, Ka in older Korean systems, and Jia as the closest Mandarin equivalent for 嘉/家. In Japanese, kanji such as 雅 “elegance” and 賀 “celebration” read “ga,” but Ga itself is uncommon and mostly appears inside longer names. The form also occurs as a rare Korean surname (가, often romanized Ga or Ka).

Ga has the following similar or variant Names

Ga – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BW 0 #17 3 960
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Boys 0 #103 8 2,055
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #143 9 4,216
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #174 4 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
MO Boys 0 #229 6 5,842
TW Boys 0 #230 12 7,111
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
AO Boys 0 #244 6 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
TW Girls 0 #262 15 8,139
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
QA Girls 0 #304 13 15,378
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
CN Boys 0 #326 6 9,639
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #328 5 5,862
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Girls 0 #338 17 5,096
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
MU Boys 0 #340 18 8,477
MU Girls 0 #342 10 8,539
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
PH Boys 0 #369 15 11,440
YE 0 #372 10 8,639
EG 0 #377 24 6,387
PH Girls 0 #377 14 13,098
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
CL 0 #402 10 6,867
MX 0 #403 11 8,339
UY Boys 0 #407 7 5,922
Austria Girls 0 #408 13 1,885
SD Boys 0 #410 36 10,523
Germany 0 #423 15 2,542
IQ Girls 0 #428 77 11,303
AR Boys 0 #457 11 7,628
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
RU Girls 0 #480 19 11,913
EG Boys 0 #483 503 15,035
RU Boys 0 #484 22 12,621
HK Boys 0 #488 40 12,905
GT Boys 0 #492 8 7,625
KW Girls 0 #493 23 19,177
LY 0 #496 40 12,703
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
UY Girls 0 #500 11 6,731
CR Boys 0 #502 9 10,188
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
CR Girls 0 #509 24 11,342
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
AE Girls 0 #537 17 20,968
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
BD Boys 0 #553 24 10,045
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
AR Girls 0 #557 43 8,289
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
IR Boys 0 #559 7 10,162
SG Girls 0 #571 16 18,916
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
HK Girls 0 #575 41 16,104
BO Boys 0 #581 12 9,244
BO Girls 0 #592 20 9,488
IL Boys 0 #594 14 10,983
EG Girls 0 #603 393 14,742
IQ Boys 0 #608 60 13,071
CL Boys 0 #622 44 13,390
TN 0 #625 216 13,765
SY 0 #638 91 11,684
LB 0 #640 19 13,263
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
IN Girls 0 #646 9 13,121
IT 0 #667 48 4,183
SG Boys 0 #683 15 17,960
QA Boys 0 #684 24 18,093
Germany Girls 0 #716 123 4,949
BR Boys 0 #734 18 12,213
KW Boys 0 #735 35 18,755
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
SA Girls 0 #821 115 25,931
CL Girls 0 #826 26 14,098
PE Boys 0 #850 29 14,506
OM Boys 0 #852 30 17,948
CO Boys 0 #869 52 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #895 36 5,610
MX Boys 0 #903 80 16,355
Germany Boys 0 #904 49 5,697
PE Girls 0 #914 30 14,861
NL Boys 0 #921 31 5,873
BR Girls 0 #924 18 12,708
NG Boys 0 #927 25 16,906
DZ 0 #928 249 20,130
NL Girls 0 #930 26 5,933
MA 0 #955 174 20,986
IN Boys 0 #957 45 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #964 20 5,561
MY Girls 0 #966 29 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,007 105 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,053 26 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,067 26 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,111 73 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,152 27 25,619
TR 0 #1,172 40 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,277 195 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,298 149 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,423 192 28,008

Ga is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AL
AO
AR
Austria

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People also ask about Ga

Ga is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Ga is a one syllable name, pronounced gah (IPA: /ɡa/; Cantonese often /kaː/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gah, Ga- (as a name element in Korean given names) and Ka (alternate romanization).
Ga is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.