girl's name
Galilea
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 9,309
the United States
#648
2025 births
Galilea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #648. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Galilea is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2016, when 594 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,434 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Galilea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 364 |
| 2000s | 2,486 |
| 2010s | 3,946 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,513 |
How popular is Galilea?
In 2025, Galilea was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #648 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Galilea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Galilea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Galilea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Galilea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Galilea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Galilea
How popular is the name Galilea?
In 2025, Galilea was given to 446 babies in the United States, ranking #648 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Galilea a girl's or a boy's name?
Galilea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Galilea most popular?
Galilea peaked in 2016, when 594 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Galilea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Galilea currently ranks #648 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.