Galilea
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Meaning
feminine form of Galileo, from the Latin galilaeus, 'from Galilee'
The story
Galilea is the feminine form of Galileo, says Behind the Name, and Galileo is a medieval Italian name from the Latin galilaeus, "Galilean, from Galilee": the region in northern Israel, mentioned in the New Testament as the site of several of Jesus's miracles, its own name derived from the Hebrew root galil, "district, roll". The most famous Galileo, of course, was Galilei. The American record for the feminine form is young and quick: about 360 girls in the 1990s, about 2,490 in the 2000s, about 3,950 in the 2010s, and about 2,510 so far this decade. A region, a scientist's name built from it, a feminine form built from that, and a record that did all its work in living memory.
How popular is Galilea around the world?
In the United States, 2,513 babies were named Galilea between 2020 and 2025. In Puerto Rico, 14 babies were named Galilea in 2025, and 180 have carried the name since 1998.
Galilea is on the official records of the United States, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico City and Spain.
United States
1 in 8,700
In the United States, 2,513 babies were named Galilea between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Galilea peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Puerto Rico
1 in 1,300
In Puerto Rico, 14 babies were named Galilea in 2025, and 180 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Argentina
1 in 4,900
In Argentina, 136 newborns were given the name Galilea in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Mexico City City
1 in 39,000
In Mexico City, there were 3 registrations of Galilea in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
Spain
1 in 230,000
In Spain, 193 residents are named Galilea, ranked 4,593rd among women, with a mean age of 11 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Not on the record in England and Wales, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the South Australia record for 1944 to 2017: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Galilea
Most people given the name Galilea in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Galilea deep dive
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