Girls' name · since 1970
Galina
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 381 babies named Galina, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
381 babies have been named Galina since 1970, making it today's #11146 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galina has been recorded 381 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #11146 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #13,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,146 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 381 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galina ranks #13,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,146 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 381 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Galina's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Galina compares
381 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Galina's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 381 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galina's full recorded timeline at 2005, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Galina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (101 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Galina's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Galina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 101 births (27% of all-time use).
Galina by state
Where Galina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 5.2% |
20 of 381 births nationwide.
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What to do with Galina's data
- Galina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Galinas (20 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 Galina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Galina 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.