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Galilea

Pronounced G AA1 L IY0 L IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2016
  • 32 years in use
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How popular is Galilea?

Galilea is a girls' name, and first appears in 1993. It has been given to 9,028 children — the 1,498th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 57% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2016, when 602 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
G AA1 L IY0 L IY1
Stress pattern:
101
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Galilea

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Galilea

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Galilea?
Galilea ranks 1,498th among girls' names in US records, with 9,028 births since 1993. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,605.
Is Galilea a unisex name?
No. Galilea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Galilea most popular?
2016, when 602 children were given the name. It has been in use for 32 years and is still recorded as of 2024.