US rank #5387 Girls' name Peak 2024 172 births

Ghalia — #5387 US girls' name

172 babies named Ghalia in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s762020s90
#5387
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ghalia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

24 babies were named Ghalia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ghalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Ghalia between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ghalia currently holds the #5387 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ghalia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ghalia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ghalia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ghalia 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 172 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.

Ghalia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

172

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2024

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,387

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ghalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
24
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 20242022202020182016201420122007 6

Ghalia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
90 births that decade — 52% of Ghalia's all-time total
2000s62010s762020s90

Ghalia by state

Where Ghalia concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ghalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 7.6%
#2 New York
5 2.9%
California share of Ghalia's total US births 7.6%
Even split

13 of 172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ghalia?
172 babies have been named Ghalia since 2007. It currently ranks #5387 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 24 births.
When was Ghalia most popular?
Ghalia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ghalia most popular?
The top states for the name Ghalia are California (13 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ghalia been used?
Ghalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ghalia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ghazal, Ghada, Ghadeer, Ghala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2007–2024 (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.