Girls' name · since 1969
Galadriel
234 babies named Galadriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Galadriel is the #7215 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 234 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Galadriel recorded 234 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #7215 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #18,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,215 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 234 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galadriel ranks #18,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,215 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 234 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Galadriel's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Galadriel compares
234 40th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Galadriel's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galadriel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galadriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galadriel's full recorded timeline at 1990, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galadriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Galadriel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (81 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Galadriel's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Galadriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 81 births (35% of all-time use).
Galadriel by state
Where Galadriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
10 of 234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Galadriel's data
- Galadriel's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Galadriels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Galadriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Galadriel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.