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Galileo

Galileo ranks #2,151 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 5 places, 10 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #1,416 for cats.
Galileo's popularity trend

Galileo's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.001%0.002%0.003%200720102013201620192021
Dogs in our data
10
across 5 places
Popularity rank
#2,151
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
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2020 → 2025
Gender split
87% boys
13% girls87% boys
What does Galileo mean?
4 syllables

Galileo is also an everyday word (noun): “The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second…”.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Galileo shows up

Galileo's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

New York CityUnited States of America0.0%

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