The first name Galina

Galina last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2022, with 4 births (#4,645).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Galina with other names.

In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Galina, the 11,261st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 15 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Galina in Swedish too.

• Galina Lukashenko
  First Lady of the Republic of Belarus, born 1955
• Galina Brezhneva
  Daughter of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1929–1998)
• Galina Minaicheva
  Artistic gymnast, 1929–2025
• Galina Kreft
  Canoe racer (1950-2005)
• Galina Tsareva
  Cyclist, born 1950
• Galina Danilova
  Actress, born 1968
• Alina Astafei
  German high jumper, born 1969
• Galena
  Bulgarian singer, born 1985
• Gloria
  Bulgarian pop-folk singer, born 1973

What does the name Galina mean?

Galina means “calm” in Bulgarian.

What is the origin of the name Galina?

Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

How popular is the name Galina?

In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Galina, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 2022, with 4 births.

Is Galina a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 381 US babies named Galina since 1880 were girls.

When was Galina most popular?

2014 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Galina, its highest rank at 7,807th.