Girls' name · since 1973
Galit
149 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.
- #22,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Galit currently ranks #11161 among girls' names in America, with 149 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Galit recorded 149 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #11161 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #22,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 149 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galit ranks #22,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 149 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Galit's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Galit compares
149 31st percentile among 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
Galit's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galit | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 149 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Galit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galit's full recorded timeline at 1997, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Galit by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (38 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Galit's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Galit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (26% of all-time use).
Galit by state
Where Galit concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 10.1% |
15 of 149 births nationwide.
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What to do with Galit's data
- Galit's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Galits (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Galit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Galit 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.