Boys' name · since 1915
Galileo
Galileo has 530 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galileo currently ranks #4155 among boys' names in America, with 530 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Galileo recorded 530 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #4155 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #7,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,155 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 530 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galileo ranks #7,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,155 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 530 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galileo's 530 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Galileo compares
530 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Galileo's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galileo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 530 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Galileo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galileo's full recorded timeline at 2010, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galileo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Galileo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Galileo's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Galileo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (38% of all-time use).
How Galileo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Galileo's total volume
Galileo by state
Where Galileo concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 96 | 18.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 3.6% |
96 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Galileo's data
- Galileo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Galileos (96 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Galileo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Galileo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Galileo 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.