girl's name
Galilee
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 671
Galilee is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Galilee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 283 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 285 |
How popular is Galilee?
In 2025, Galilee was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Galilee is used
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.
How Galilee is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Galilée | Galilée is a rare spelling of Galilee, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Galilee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Galilee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Galilee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Galilee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Galilee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Galilee
How popular is the name Galilee?
In 2025, Galilee was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Galilee a girl's or a boy's name?
Galilee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Galilee?
Galilee has 3 syllables.
When was Galilee most popular?
Galilee peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Galilee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Galilee currently ranks #3,754 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.