Gali
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GAH-lee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Gali is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my wave”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Gali mean?
Hebrew: from gal 'wave'
“my wave”
A modern Israeli name from the Hebrew gal, meaning wave.
Is Gali a girl's or a boy's name?
Gali is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 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, 13 girls in the US were named Gali, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Gali in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Gali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Navi Saanvi Ari Gianni Lilith Gracelynn Anvi Avani Arya Armani Gianna Isla
Names related to Gali
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Gali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gali, updated 20 October 2026.