Galileo
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Galileo
Rare for a boy and almost unheard of for a girl, Love Is Blind stars Bliss Poureetezadi and Zack Goytowski made the bold decision to name their daughter this in 2024. Bringing to mind the great Renaissance astronomer and mathematician, Galileo refers to someone from Galilee, a Biblical place name associated with Jesus's miracles in the New Testament.
Galileo for girls
Though Galileo hasn't caught on for girls, Galilea is a somewhat familiar choice in the US, ranking in the Top 1000, while Galilee was given to around 50 girls in a recent year.
Galileo for boys#4172 US
The name of the great Renaissance astronomer and mathematician, Galileo would make a distinctive hero-name for the son of parents involved in those fields. Deriving from Latin and Hebrew, it refers to someone from Galilee, a Biblical place name associated with Jesus's miracles in the New Testament.
While many might consider it best reserved to the middle spot, it could lead to nickname Leo — and was given to more than 30 babies in a recent year.
Pronounced gal-uh-LAY-oh.
As of October 2026, Galileo ranked #4172 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2884 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,594 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #3,610 | 30 | 15.7 |
| 2016 | #4,513 | 22 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | #4,257 | 24 | 13 |
| 2018 | #3,819 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #3,659 | 30 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #3,601 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | #3,139 | 38 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | #2,884 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #4,039 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #3,469 | 33 | 19.2 |
| 2025 | #4,172 | 25 | 14.6 |
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