Ganesh
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Ganesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ganesh mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ganesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Ganesh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ganesh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ganesh, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ganesh than any year since 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Ganesh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Ganesh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Ganesh in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ganesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Ganesh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ravi Dhruvansh Yuvraj Shivansh Siddharth Pranav Prithvi Krish Priyansh Gurvansh Shivam
Names related to Ganesh
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ganesh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ganesh, updated 20 October 2026.