Galina
Galina is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
Meaning & Origin of Galina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Galina is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
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The Story of Galina
Galina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 15 Galinas were born — ranking #7,636 that year. As of 2026, Galina ranks #7,090 for baby girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 402 Galinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Galina
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- Galina Antyufeyeva , Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev .
- Galina Beloglazova (born 1967), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Galina Bogdanova (1925–2013), Russian grinder and production leader
- Galina Borzenkova (born 1964), Russian handball player
- Galina Brezhneva (1929–1998), daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
- Galina Bogomolova (born 1977), Russian long-distance runner
- Galina Bukharina (born 1945), Soviet athlete
- Galina Burdina (1919–2006), Soviet fighter pilot
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Names that sound like Galina
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About the name Galina
Galina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 402 births in the dataset. Galina's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Galina'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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