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Galilea

Galilea means "Spanish form of Galilee" and comes from Spanish, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. Since 1900, roughly 5,941 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

SpanishSpanish form of Galilee
EtymologyBiblical place name – "region, district"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
364
2000s
2,486
2010s
3,091
Peaked in the 2010s · 5,941 total U.S. births since 1900