Galileo

Popularity Trends

The name Galileo is the #7,268 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 471 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 6.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,115 (10.2% percentile) for all time with 471 births since 1915.

Galileo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (first recorded for boys in 1915). Birth data for Galileo is available in 30 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Galileo reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 4.2% percentile (ranked #885) with 23 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 23 births per million (ranked 4.2% percentile). Despite a peak around 2003, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Galileo ranks #890 for boys (2.3% percentile) with 14 births per million, which is 60.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Galileo".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

471

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

1915

Peak Percentile

4.2%

Current Percentile

2.3%

Peak Rank

#885

Current Rank

#890

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Galileo", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Galileo.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Galileo's popularity from 1926 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Galileo at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Galileo range from Gatlin at 96.4% correlation to Kabir at 95.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 96.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kai with 70.1K births (89% boys) and the least popular is Lyon with 822 births (100% boys).

Galileo's share of births peaked at 23.5 births per million for boys in 2022. It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (10% of peak) in 1999. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Galileo had 14.2 births per million, 60% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Gatlin

4,020

96.37% (very strong)

Cedar

3,614

96.35% (very strong)

Adaly

887

96.24% (very strong)

Scout

6,420

96.21% (very strong)

Kora

8,305

96.17% (very strong)

Ronin

9,234

96.16% (very strong)

Lev

2,623

96.10% (very strong)

Kai

70.1k

96.02% (very strong)

Ahmir

3,439

96.01% (very strong)

Zarah

2,639

95.92% (very strong)

Lyon

822

95.91% (very strong)

Kabir

3,128

95.91% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Galileo

Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Galileo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 40.5% confident that Galileo is pronounced as ga-luh-LAY-oh, which has 4 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ga-luh-LEE-oh, at 26.2% confidence, with 4 syllables.

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26.2%

9.5%

7.1%

7.1%

4.8%

4.8%

ga-luh-LAY-oh (4 syllables)

Verified

40.5% confidence

G AE2 L AH0 L EY1 OW0

ga-luh-LEE-oh (4 syllables)

Verified

26.2% confidence

G AE2 L AH0 L IY1 OW0

ga-lih-LAY-oh (4 syllables)

9.5% confidence

G AE2 L IH0 L EY1 OW0

ga-LEE-loh (3 syllables)

7.1% confidence

G AE0 L IY1 L OW0

ga-LEE-oh (3 syllables)

7.1% confidence

G AE0 L IY1 OW0

guh-LEE-loh (3 syllables)

4.8% confidence

G AH0 L IY1 L OW0

guh-LEE-oh (3 syllables)

4.8% confidence

G AH0 L IY1 OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Galileo? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Galileo. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Galileo, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like G AE2 L AH0 L EY1 OW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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