Ganga: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ganga – Meaning: the swift-flowing one; name of the sacred Ganges river, personified as a goddess – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GUHN-gah


Ganga is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “the swift-flowing one; name of the sacred Ganges river, personified as a goddess”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ganga

Meaning: The swift-flowing one; name of the sacred Ganges river, personified as a goddess.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ganga

Phonetic: GUHN-gah   IPA: /ˈɡʌŋɡɑː/

Popularity of Ganga

Ganga doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Ganga

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