Given name & surname
Galena
“one who is calm and peaceful”·“a healer; one who is calm”
Galena is a feminine form of Galen. One Greek interpretation is “a healer; one who is calm.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Galena carries the interpretation “one who is calm and peaceful.” Galena is a feminine form of Galen. One Greek interpretation is “a healer; one who is calm.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Galena is used as a feminine counterpart of Galen.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Galena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 225
- 0 boys · 225 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,260 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,260 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 348 as a first name in 2020; 152 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Galena’s family of names
Galena is a feminine form of Galen. Galena has a related form in Galene. Galena has a related form in Galenah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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