Is Galileo a boy or girl name?

Galileo is a boy’s name. Of the 530 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Galileo

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Galileo was most popular in 2022, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,156 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 530 people named Galileo.

Galileo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Galileo’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Galileo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Galileo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 530 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Galileo

Where Galileo is most concentrated

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

California 8.3×

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