Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Galileo

#7,030 most common boys' name of all time · #17,666 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1915–2025

Rank among boys
#7,030
Rank overall
#17,666 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
530
Since 2016
301
Peak year
2022 #2,886
Best rank
#2,886 2022
Girls Boys peak 44/yr
192019401960198020002020

Galileo first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 25 25 #4,158
2024 33 33 #3,464
2023 27 27 #4,016
2022 44 44 #2,886
2021 38 38 #3,131
2020 30 30 #3,582
2019 30 30 #3,651
2018 28 28 #3,807
2017 24 24 #4,244
2016 22 22 #4,495
2015 30 30 #3,605
2014 21 21 #4,570
2013 13 13 #6,279
2012 13 13 #6,352
2011 11 11 #7,059
2010 11 11 #7,142
2009 15 15 #5,838
2008 16 16 #5,517
2007 6 6 #11,045
2006 12 12 #6,518
2004 7 7 #9,058
2003 7 7 #8,748
2001 10 10 #6,517
2000 9 9 #6,924
1999 5 5 #10,092
1998 6 6 #8,606
1997 9 9 #6,189
1996 6 6 #8,104
1995 5 5 #9,039
1993 7 7 #6,940
1978 5 5 #5,982
1915 5 5 #4,229