Galena is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2010 and remains in steady use.
Galena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,260 for girl births in the United States (and #18,983 across all names), given to 8 babies. Galena was first reported in SSA data in 1902 and peaked in 2010 (8 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,260 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,100 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #15,987 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,561 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,458 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,438 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #11,722 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #16,494 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #14,728 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,385 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,138 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,240 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,653 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,559 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,693 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #18,079 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #16,599 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,861 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,007 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,808 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,431 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,892 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,793 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,205 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,562 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,644 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #5,928 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,805 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,086 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,843 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,501 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,657 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,265 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,872 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,338 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,502 |