Is Galilee a boy or girl name?

Galilee is a girl’s name. Of the 648 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Galilee

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Galilee was most popular in 2023, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,885 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 648 people named Galilee.

Galilee over time

Births per year. The dot marks Galilee’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Galilee a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Galilee is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 648 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Galilee

Where Galilee is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org