US rank #10442 Girls' name Peak 1993 141 births

Galit — #10442 US girls' name

141 babies named Galit in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s191990s382000s142010s162020s21
#10442
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Galit was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Galit in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Galit

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Galit between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Galit currently holds the #10442 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Galit performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Galit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Galit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Galit 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 141 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.

Galit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

141

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,442

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Galit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Galit by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 27% of Galit's all-time total
1970s331980s191990s382000s142010s162020s21

Galit by state

Where Galit concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Galit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 10.6%
New York share of Galit's total US births 10.6%

15 of 141 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Galit?
141 babies have been named Galit since 1973. It currently ranks #10442 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Galit most popular?
Galit was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Galit most popular?
The top states for the name Galit are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Galit been used?
Galit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Galit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gale, Galilea, Gala, Galilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.