The baby name Ganendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced guh-NEN-druh (IPA: /ɡəˈnɛn.drə/).
The baby name Ganendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced guh-NEN-druh (IPA: /ɡəˈnɛn.drə/).
Ganendra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ganendra is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, formed from gana (group, retinue; especially Shiva’s attendants) + indra (lord, chief), yielding "lord of the hosts" or "chief of the ganas." In Hindu theonymy it functions as an epithet for Ganesha - the leader of the ganas - and is also found for Shiva in some texts. The name carries connotations of leadership, protection, and auspicious beginnings, echoing Ganesha’s role as remover of obstacles and patron of learning.
Personal-name use appears in Eastern India from the early modern period onward, particularly among Bengali, Assamese, and Odia speakers, and continues across the Indian diaspora. Variant transliterations and regional forms include Ganendro (Bengali), Ganender, Ganindra, and Gaṇendra; related cognates are Ganapati and Ganesh/Ganesha. Compound traditional forms such as Ganendra Nath also occur. Nicknames may shorten to Gani or Gana. The name’s Sanskritic structure makes it readily legible across Indo-Aryan languages.
Ganendra is an uncommon pick. There are only 30 recorded uses of it in our data, from 11 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Ganendra is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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