Galadriel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- guh-LAD-ree-el
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Galadriel is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “maiden crowned with a radiant garland”. In 2025 it ranked 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Galadriel mean?
Modern: invented by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Elvish language Sindarin
“maiden crowned with a radiant garland”
Galadriel is the elven Lady of Lothlórien in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Is Galadriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Galadriel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Galadriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Galadriel, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Galadriel than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Galadriel in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Galadriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Galadriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amelia Ariel Gabriella Genesis Octavia Emilia Isabella Elizabeth Abigail Eliana Gracelynn Olivia
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Galadriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/galadriel, updated 20 October 2026.