Girls' name · since 2005
Galileah
273 babies named Galileah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galileah currently ranks #6760 among girls' names in America, with 273 babies recorded since 2005.
Galileah has 273 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6760 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,760 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 273 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galileah ranks #16,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 273 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galileah's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Galileah compares
273 43rd 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
Galileah's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galileah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 273 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galileah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Galileah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Galileah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Galileah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Galileah's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Galileah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (53% of all-time use).
Galileah by state
Where Galileah concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 24.5% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 19.4% |
67 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Galileah's data
- Galileah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Galileahs (67 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 Galileah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Galileah 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.