How Many People Are Named Galya?
An estimated 84 people in the United States have the first name Galya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Galya peaked in popularity in 2011 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galya 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 Galya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Galya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
84
About 1 in 4,080,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2011
11 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galya
Galya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Galya as a female name
Ranked #16,043 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Galya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 44 babies were registered. While Galya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Galya by Decade
How has Galya 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.
Galya by State
Galya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galya
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galya?
We estimate approximately 84 people named Galya 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 4,080,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Galya a common name?
Galya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galya most popular?
Galya reached peak popularity in 2011, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galya is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galya a female name?
Galya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galya Smith, Galya Johnson, Galya 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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