Gali
Gali is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Gali
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gali is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Gali
The earliest SSA record of Gali as a baby girl name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Gali — #8,048 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Gali on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gali ranks #8,411 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). All told, over 187 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Gali
Gali is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Gali's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Gali'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.