Girls' name · since 2001
Galilee
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 648 babies named Galilee, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 648
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Galilee is the #3760 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 648 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Galilee recorded 648 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #3760 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #10,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,760 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 648 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galilee ranks #10,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 648 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 648
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Galilee's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Galilee compares
648 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Galilee's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galilee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 648 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galilee's full recorded timeline at 2014, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Galilee by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (285 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Galilee's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Galilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 285 births (44% of all-time use).
How Galilee 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 Galilee's total volume
Galilee by state
Where Galilee concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 65 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
88 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Galilee's data
- California records the most Galilees (88 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 Galilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Galilee 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.