Recorded 1948–1994 Boys' name Peak 1948 18 births

Galin — boys' name

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.

1940s71950s51990s6
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Galin was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

7 babies were named Galin in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Galin

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Galin between 1948 and 1994, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Galin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Galin performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Galin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Galin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Galin at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

18

Since 1948

47 years of records

Peak year

1948

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1948

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1994

Galin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1948

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1948)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199419571948 7

Galin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
7 births that decade — 39% of Galin's all-time total
1940s71950s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Galin?
18 babies have been named Galin since 1948. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1948 with 7 births.
When was Galin most popular?
Galin was most popular in the 1940s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Galin been used?
Galin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 47 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Galin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Galen, Gale, Galvin, Galileo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.