Given name & surname
Galia
“wave”
Galia is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “wave.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “wave.”
Where it comes from
Galia is a variant of Gala. Gala has been associated with French, Scandinavian, and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Galia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 594
- 0 boys · 594 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,856 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,856 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 810 as a first name in 2020; 203 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.
Galia’s family of names
Galia has a related form in Gail. Galia has a related form in Gala. In Greek usage, Galia as a surname is a transliteration of Γαλιά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Galia
- Galia AckermanFrench and Russian journalist, writer, historian, translator and blogger, born in the Soviet Unionborn 1948
- Galia DvorakSpanish Olympic table tennis playerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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