Girls' name · since 1945
Galene
Galene has 53 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Galene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 53 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Galene recorded 53 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1968.
- #34,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galene ranks #34,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Galene's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Galene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Galene's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Galene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1968
- Peak year (1947)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Galene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (27 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Galene's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Galene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 27 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Galene's data
- Galene's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1960s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Galene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1945–1968 (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 Galene 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.