Boys' name · since 1948
Galin
18 babies named Galin in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1948
- 1940s
- peak decade
18 boys have been named Galin since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galin has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1994.
- #29,676 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1948
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galin ranks #29,676 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1948, peaking in the 1940s.
- #29,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1948
- 1940s
- peak decade
Galin's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Galin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Galin's SSA record in two at 1957 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 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Galin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1994
- Peak year (1948)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Galin by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1940s was Galin's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Galin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Galin's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Galin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1948–1994 (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 Galin 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.