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Galilea

100% girls · #647 in the US for girls, 2025

Galilea has been given to about 9,309 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,255
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Galilea per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2016 · 594
  • Born in 2025446
  • All time9,309

How popular is Galilea?

Galilea ranks 647th among American girls in 2025, with 446 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 594 babies were given the name, ranking 525th. The typical living American called Galilea is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Galilea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Althea0.64
  2. Azalea0.64
  3. Kalea0.64
  4. Alea0.64
  5. Gayla0.62
  6. Linnea0.61
  7. Gayle0.58
  8. Gabriella0.58

Middle names for Galilea

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

Sibling names for Galilea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kyreebrother · 0.99
  2. Jamirbrother · 0.99
  3. Hamzabrother · 0.99
  4. Malayasister · 0.98
  5. Ayasister · 0.98
  6. Zahrasister · 0.98

Where Galilea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.05%
  2. Texas0.04%
  3. California0.04%
  4. Oregon0.02%
  5. Illinois0.02%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025

Galilea across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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