Girls' name · since 1993
Galilea
9,309 babies named Galilea in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,309
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,309 babies have been named Galilea since 1993, making it today's #648 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galilea has been recorded 9,309 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #648 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #1,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #648 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,309 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galilea ranks #1,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #648 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,309 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,309
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galilea's 9,309 recorded births place it above 97.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Galilea compares
9,309 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Galilea's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galilea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,309 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 594 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galilea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Galilea splits its recorded history at 2009: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 594 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Galilea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 594
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Galilea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,946 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Galilea's strongest decade.
3,946 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Galilea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 364
1990s
364 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,486 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,946 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,513 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,946 births (42% of all-time use).
How Galilea 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 Galilea's total volume
Galilea by state
Where Galilea concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,821 | 30.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,510 | 27.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 408 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 393 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 318 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 211 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 195 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 174 | 1.9% |
2,821 of 9,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Galilea appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Galilea's data
- Galilea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,946 total births) through the 2020s (2,513) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Galileas (2,821 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Galilea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Galilea 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.