The baby name Ganesh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced guh-NAY-sh (IPA: /ɡəˈneɪʃ/); Sanskrit: guh-NAY-shuh (IPA: /ɡəˈneːʃə/).
The baby name Ganesh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced guh-NAY-sh (IPA: /ɡəˈneɪʃ/); Sanskrit: guh-NAY-shuh (IPA: /ɡəˈneːʃə/).
Ganesh is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ganesh is the anglicized form of Sanskrit Gaṇeśa, from gaṇa “group, hosts; categories” + īśa “lord,” yielding “lord of the hosts” or “lord of categories.” As the name of the elephant-headed Hindu deity associated with wisdom, auspicious beginnings, and the removal of obstacles, it carries connotations of intellect and good fortune. Classical texts and iconography from the Gupta period onward established Gaṇeśa’s prominence across the Indian cultural sphere.
As a given name, Ganesh functions as a devotional theophoric choice across India, Nepal, and the wider diaspora, especially among Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Gujarati, and Bengali speakers, and peaks around the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Common variants and spellings include Ganesha, Ganesa, Gaṇeśa, and Ganesh; related epithets and regional forms are Ganapati, Vinayaka, Vighnesh/Vighneshwara, Pillaiyar (Tamil), Binayak (Odia/Nepali), and Ganesan or Ganeshan (South Indian forms). Colloquial nicknames include Gannu.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #31 | 12,352 | 16,750 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| IN | 0 | #33 | 38 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #49 | 2,304 | 18,093 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #50 | 28 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #77 | 24 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #82 | 35 | 6,215 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #101 | 1,763 | 18,755 |
| KW | 0 | #101 | 16 | 5,216 | |
| BH | 0 | #110 | 740 | 17,937 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #117 | 3,637 | 22,615 |
| AE | 0 | #121 | 57 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #123 | 2,066 | 17,948 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #131 | 9 | 6,332 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #161 | 1,046 | 17,960 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #203 | 21 | 5,842 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #228 | 6,071 | 28,008 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #232 | 85 | 15,378 |
| SG | 0 | #234 | 36 | 11,010 | |
| BD | 0 | #235 | 7 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #254 | 44 | 7,909 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| SA | 0 | #262 | 34 | 10,560 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #279 | 1,588 | 25,439 |
| MY | 0 | #290 | 41 | 12,352 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #304 | 54 | 8,477 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #307 | 13 | 9,639 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #312 | 118 | 2,041 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #332 | 9 | 6,459 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #333 | 339 | 13,121 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #345 | 52 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #350 | 18 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #358 | 20 | 7,057 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 1999 | #367 | 3 | 2,189 |
| YE | 0 | #372 | 10 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #420 | 26 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #438 | 78 | 19,177 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #457 | 97 | 20,968 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #482 | 95 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #496 | 32 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #537 | 12 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #569 | 18 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #597 | 11 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #625 | 43 | 13,071 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #632 | 311 | 25,931 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #863 | 24 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #905 | 6 | 7,214 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #917 | 35 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #919 | 76 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,403 | 69 | 10,046 |
Ganesh is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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