Galit
Galit (גלית) is a given name which may refer to:Galit Atlas, Israeli-American psychoanalyst Galit Chait, Israeli ice dancer Galit Dahan-Carlibach, Israeli author Galit Devash, Israeli volleyball player Galit Eilat, Israeli curator and writer Galit Gutmann, Israeli actor and fashion model Galit Hasan-Rokem, professor of folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Galit Lahav, Israeli-American…
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Galit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Galit (גלית) is a given name which may refer to:Galit Atlas, Israeli-American psychoanalyst Galit Chait, Israeli ice dancer Galit Dahan-Carlibach, Israeli author Galit Devash, Israeli volleyball player Galit Eilat, Israeli curator and writer Galit Gutmann, Israeli actor and fashion model Galit Hasan-Rokem, professor of folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Galit Lahav, Israeli-American…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Galit
The earliest SSA record of Galit as a baby girl name dates back to 1973, when 7 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Galit — #8,720 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Galit on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Galit last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 141 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Galit
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Galit. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Galit
Phonetically similar names — useful when Galit is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gallet
- Galut
- Gillet
- Gilet
- Gullett
- Gallate
- Golet
- Gullet
- Goulet
- Galette
- Goulette
- Guillet
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Galit
Galit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 141 births in the dataset. Galit's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,720. Use the chart and map above to compare Galit'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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