US rank #3703 Girls' name Peak 2024 555 births

Galia — #3703 US girls' name

555 babies named Galia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s191990s112000s1502010s2062020s163
#3703
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Galia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

41 babies were named Galia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Galia

The Social Security Administration has registered 555 babies named Galia between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Galia currently holds the #3703 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Galia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Galia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Galia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Galia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 555 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Galia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

555

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2024

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,703

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Galia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
41
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Galia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
206 births that decade — 37% of Galia's all-time total
1960s61970s191990s112000s1502010s2062020s163

Galia by state

Where Galia concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Galia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 15.9%
#2 Texas
60 10.8%
#3 Florida
31 5.6%
#4 New York
11 2.0%
California share of Galia's total US births 15.9%
Even split

88 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Galia?
555 babies have been named Galia since 1967. It currently ranks #3703 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 41 births.
When was Galia most popular?
Galia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Galia most popular?
The top states for the name Galia are California (88 births), Texas (60 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Galia been used?
Galia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Galia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gale, Galilea, Gala, Galilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.