Given name

Galileah

Galileah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Galileah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Galileah through the years

Babies since 1880
273
0 boys · 273 girls
Most popular year
2015
29 babies
2025
17
#6,631 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+10%
Rising
051015202025Highest share 201511
Galileah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,631 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Galileah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Alasia

20RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Fatimata

Fatimata is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

12Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Anele

12Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Aaliah

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Galileah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Galileah

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