girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Galilea

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #647 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#647
among girls · ↓5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
446
named Galilea · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,604
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
594 babies
All-time total
9,309
#1,763 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Galilea popularity over time

9,309 babies have been named Galilea since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 364 36 – #1,024
2000s 2,486 249 +583% #802
2010s 3,946 395 +59% #525
2020s (to 2025) 2,513 419 +6% #642

Where Galilea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 455 0.28 outside top 500
2027 462 0.29 outside top 500
2028 469 0.29 outside top 500
2029 474 0.30 outside top 500
2030 479 0.30 outside top 500

Where Galilea is most popular

Girls named Galilea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.261 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Galilea born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 638 0.759 +191%
Texas 591 0.735 +182%
Oregon 35 0.538 +106%
Arizona 71 0.506 +94%
Colorado 50 0.448 +72%
Washington 48 0.332 +27%
Illinois 72 0.315 +21%
Florida 116 0.271 ≈ national
Nevada 12 0.258 ≈ national
New Mexico 6 0.247 -5%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 -6%
Georgia 47 0.207 -21%
Kansas 11 0.191 -27%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -47%
Tennessee 22 0.139 -47%
Maryland 13 0.123 -53%
North Carolina 27 0.119 -55%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -63%
New York 33 0.083 -68%
Utah 6 0.072 -72%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -77%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -78%
Alabama 5 0.053 -80%
Indiana 6 0.043 -84%
Virginia 7 0.041 -84%
Michigan 6 0.033 -87%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -89%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Galilea

Galilea is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #647 in 2025 with 446 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 9,309 American babies have been named Galilea. Its peak came in 2016, when 594 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Galilea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Galilea?

The median living Galilea is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 9,200 people named Galilea are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Galilea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 446 #647
2024 462 #642
2023 451 #653
2022 397 #734
2021 361 #788
2020 396 #707
2019 428 #675
2018 419 #693
2017 532 #568
2016 594 #525
2015 449 #636
2014 362 #775
2013 338 #801
2012 370 #752
2011 252 #1,001
2010 202 #1,200
2009 232 #1,104
2008 212 #1,203
2007 305 #902
2006 321 #836
2005 289 #878
2004 296 #833
2003 309 #802
2002 240 #933
2001 147 #1,304
2000 135 #1,383
1995 15 #6,059
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Galilea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Galilea?

The median living Galilea is about 10 years old. Half of all living Galileas are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Galilea are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Galilea are alive in the United States, based on 9,309 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Galilea in 2025?

Galilea ranked #647 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 446 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Galilea?

9,309 babies have been named Galilea in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Galilea most popular?

Galilea peaked in 2016, when 594 newborns received the name.

Is Galilea a boy or girl name?

Galilea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Galilea rising or falling?

Galilea is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Galilea become more popular?

Galilea is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 479 girls named Galilea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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