Girls' name · since 1967
Galia
Galia has 594 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Galia is the #3846 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 594 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Galia recorded 594 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #3846 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #10,627 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,846 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 594 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galia ranks #10,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,846 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 594 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galia's 594 recorded births place it above 85.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Galia compares
594 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Galia's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galia's full recorded timeline at 2010, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Galia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Galia's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Galia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (35% of all-time use).
How Galia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Galia's total volume
Galia by state
Where Galia concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 31 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.9% |
100 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Galia's data
- Galia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Galias (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Galia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Galia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Galia 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.