Galadriel
Galadriel is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth writings. She appears in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. She was a royal Elf of both the Noldor and the Teleri, being a grandchild of both King Finwë and King Olwë.
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Meaning & Origin of Galadriel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Galadriel is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth writings. She appears in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. She was a royal Elf of both the Noldor and the Teleri, being a grandchild of both King Finwë and King Olwë.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Galadriel
American parents first put Galadriel on the record books as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 15 Galadriels were born — ranking #7,206 that year. About 37% of every Galadriel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Galadriel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 14 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 219 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Galadriel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Galadriel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Galadriel
Galadriel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 219 births in the dataset. Galadriel's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #7,206. Use the chart and map above to compare Galadriel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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