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The baby name Gan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/ɡæn/', 'Hebrew': '/ɡan/', 'Mandarin (Gān)': '/kan/ (unaspirated k)', 'Cantonese (Gam/Gam1)': '/kɐm/', 'Korean': 'varies by hanja (commonly /kan/ or /gan/)'}.

Gan is Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Korean, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Korean, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: {'English': '/ɡæn/', 'Hebrew': '/ɡan/', 'Mandarin (Gān)': '/kan/ (unaspirated k)', 'Cantonese (Gam/Gam1)': '/kɐm/', 'Korean': 'varies by hanja (commonly /kan/ or /gan/)'}

What is the meaning of the name Gan ?

The baby name Gan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/ɡæn/', 'Hebrew': '/ɡan/', 'Mandarin (Gān)': '/kan/ (unaspirated k)', 'Cantonese (Gam/Gam1)': '/kɐm/', 'Korean': 'varies by hanja (commonly /kan/ or /gan/)'}.

Gan is Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Korean, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gan has several independent roots. In Chinese it romanizes characters such as 甘 (Gān, “sweet”), 敢 (Gǎn, “bold”), and 赣 (Gàn, “Jiangxi”). It is chiefly a surname - listed in the Song‑era Hundred Family Surnames and also the Hokkien/Teochew form of 顏 - but occurs as a given‑name syllable in compounds. It sees modern given‑name use across China and the diaspora. Related forms include Kam (Cantonese) and Kan (Wade‑Giles).

From Sanskrit gaṇa (“troop; company”), Gan appears as a clipped form of Ganesh/Ganesan, “lord of the hosts.” In Modern Hebrew, gan means “garden,” yielding occasional unisex use that nods to Gan Eden. Mongolian ган (gan, “steel”) underlies names like Gantulga and may stand alone for “strength.” Overall the name is predominantly masculine in East and South Asia, and unisex in Israeli word‑name style.

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Gan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
AF Girls 0 #91 4 2,402
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
MY 0 #123 231 12,352
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
SG 0 #178 92 11,010
MY Boys 0 #190 2,316 25,439
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
MY Girls 0 #217 1,579 24,821
MO Boys 0 #229 6 5,842
BD 0 #236 6 5,992
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
TW Boys 0 #250 7 7,111
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
MO Girls 0 #255 9 7,056
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
CN Boys 0 #283 37 9,639
SG Boys 0 #285 548 17,960
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
CN Girls 0 #323 27 8,829
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
SG Girls 0 #339 263 18,916
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
YE 0 #366 16 8,639
PH Boys 0 #374 10 11,440
OM Girls 0 #387 10 15,987
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
EG 0 #405 8 6,387
SD Boys 0 #419 27 10,523
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
IQ Girls 0 #454 51 11,303
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
RU Boys 0 #492 14 12,621
IQ Boys 0 #493 175 13,071
KW Girls 0 #502 14 19,177
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
HK Boys 0 #507 21 12,905
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
SY 0 #550 185 11,684
LY 0 #551 9 12,703
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
IR Boys 0 #557 9 10,162
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
IL Boys 0 #589 19 10,983
AE Girls 0 #591 7 20,968
HK Girls 0 #595 21 16,104
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
IL Girls 0 #608 10 11,648
LB 0 #648 11 13,263
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
QA Boys 0 #689 19 18,093
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
KW Boys 0 #743 27 18,755
EG Boys 0 #750 137 15,035
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TN 0 #809 21 13,765
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
OM Boys 0 #846 36 17,948
EG Girls 0 #860 100 14,742
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
SA Girls 0 #897 39 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #929 24 5,697
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
IN Boys 0 #962 40 16,750
MX Boys 0 #967 16 16,355
CO Boys 0 #973 9 15,656
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
AE Boys 0 #1,049 44 22,615
MA 0 #1,105 24 20,986
TR 0 #1,108 104 19,440
DZ 0 #1,134 43 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,152 27 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,412 203 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,436 11 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,439 33 10,046

Gan is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Gan

Gan is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Gan is a one syllable name, pronounced {'English': '/ɡæn/', 'Hebrew': '/ɡan/', 'Mandarin (Gān)': '/kan/ (unaspirated k)', 'Cantonese (Gam/Gam1)': '/kɐm/', 'Korean': 'varies by hanja (commonly /kan/ or /gan/)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gān, Gam, Gann, Gahn and Ganesh (related).
Across languages, Gan has these equivalents: Eden (Hebrew, 'delight/garden'), Garth (Old English, 'garden/enclosure'), Gana/Gaṇa (Sanskrit, 'group'), Ganesh (Indian, related form).
Gan 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.