Names / Boy names
Galileo
Current rank
#4,172
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,888
in 2022
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
530
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,888 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(gah-lee-LAY-oh): Perfect for curious dogs. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1915. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 530 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.