How Many People Are Named Galena?
An estimated 162 people in the United States have the first name Galena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Galena peaked in popularity in 2010 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Galena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
162
About 1 in 2,115,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2010
8 births
Total Registered
217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galena
Galena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 217 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Galena as a female name
Ranked #16,041 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (8 births)
Galena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galena span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 61 babies were registered. While Galena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Galena by Decade
How has Galena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Galena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galena
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galena?
We estimate approximately 162 people named Galena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,115,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Galena a common name?
Galena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galena most popular?
Galena reached peak popularity in 2010, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galena is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galena a female name?
Galena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galena Smith, Galena Johnson, Galena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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