Calm or lead ore
Galena has a dual etymology. It is the Greek word for 'calm,' famously associated with the 2nd-century physician Galen, and it is also the Latin term for lead ore, specifically the natural mineral form of lead sulfide.
Less common today
Galena isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,978 in 2025.
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US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
