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Girl name

Galena

/ɡəˈlinə/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Galena has been given to about 225 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɡəˈlinə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 179
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Galena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 8
  • Born in 20258
  • All time225

How popular is Galena?

Its best year was 2010, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 12693rd. The typical living American called Galena is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Galena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alena0.88
  2. Salena0.88
  3. Malena0.88
  4. Aleena0.80
  5. Glenna0.79
  6. Marlena0.79
  7. Makena0.75
  8. Makenna0.73

Middle names for Galena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Galena Rose0.85
  2. Galena Louise0.85
  3. Galena June0.84
  4. Galena Pearl0.84
  5. Galena Quinn0.84
  6. Galena Nell0.84

Sibling names for Galena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.75
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.75
  3. Idrisbrother · 0.74
  4. Westynbrother · 0.74
  5. Romysister · 0.74
  6. Maisysister · 0.74

Where Galena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Galena White0.80
    2. Galena Reyes0.80
    3. Galena Nguyen0.80
    4. Galena Moore0.80
    5. Galena Lee0.80
    6. Galena Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Galena

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.