Galilee
About Galilee
Galilee is a highly unusual place name, Galilee being a large region in northern Israel, the home of Jesus during at least thirty years of his life, and also where he cured a blind man. The Sea of Galilee gets its name from the area.
Its pretty, delicate sound make Galilee a real possibility for use as a girl's name--in fact one of our Berries chose Galilee as the middle name of her baby daughter.
Pronounced GAL-uh-lee.
As of October 2026, Galilee ranked #3735 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2767 in 2023.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,578 | 31 | 17.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,541 | 44 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,264 | 49 | 28.8 |
| 2019 | #3,412 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #3,515 | 43 | 26.6 |
| 2021 | #3,898 | 38 | 23.2 |
| 2022 | #3,332 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2023 | #2,767 | 62 | 38.6 |
| 2024 | #3,052 | 53 | 32.7 |
| 2025 | #3,735 | 40 | 24.9 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Galilee.
- Avis
- Noor
- Merle
- Rosette
- Perla
- Dulcie
- Beryl
- Roma
- Lourdes
- Milou
- Verenice
- Vida
- Ora
- Jessamy
- Tansy
- Twyla
- Mariposa
- Marine
- Björk
- Zelma
Galilee on lists
Galilee in pop culture
- Galilee
meaning of the names Galileo and Galilea