About the name Ganesan
Ganesan is Ganesha with the Tamil masculine suffix attached, the form you see on shop boards and lorry mudflaps across Tamil Nadu. Naming a boy after the obstacle-remover is meant to smooth his path, and few names in the south are given with more everyday optimism.
Ganesan is a boy name of Tamil origin, pronounced guh-NAY-sun. On the NameRarity scale it scores 90 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1950s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Ganesan?
Ganesan currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.5 people per million carry it — about 1 in 400,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Ganesan
- Ganesan VenkataramanIndian materials scientist and science communicator
Spellings and variants of Ganesan
Names similar to Ganesan
Ganesh
gah-NAYSH
Lord of the ganas; the elephant-headed remover of obstacles
Girish
gi-REESH
Lord of the mountain, an epithet of Shiva on Kailash
Murugan
MOO-roo-gahn
The youthful beautiful one; the Tamil god of war and hills
Chezhian
SEH-zhee-un
Prosperous one, one who flourishes
Galileo
ga-li-LAY-oh
From Galilee
Rajinder
ruh-JIN-der
Lord of kings, from Rajendra
Sanatan
suh-NAA-tun
Eternal or everlasting, without beginning or end
Alpesh
ul-PAYSH
Lord of the small, master of little things
Ganesan — frequently asked questions
What does the name Ganesan mean?
Ganesan means "Lord of the ganas, the elephant-headed remover of obstacles". It is a name of Tamil origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Ganesan?
Ganesan is pronounced guh-NAY-sun, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Ganesan?
Ganesan scores 90 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 400,000 people carry it — about 2.5 per million.
What is the numerology number for Ganesan?
Ganesan carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ganesan?
The lucky number for Ganesan is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.