Galen vs Gale

Side-by-side comparison of Galen and Gale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Galen

Boy name · Rank #2744

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Name B

Gale

Girl name

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Metric Galen Gale
Current Rank #2744 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 16,476 19,906
Peak Year 1949 1957
Peak Year Births 433 1,210
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1889 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Galen Gale
1880ss 6 —
1890ss 24 16
1900ss 52 34
1910ss 519 168
1920ss 1,039 331
1930ss 1,352 1,040
1940ss 2,445 4,900
1950ss 2,938 9,479
1960ss 1,956 2,997
1970ss 1,642 650
1980ss 1,542 191
1990ss 1,447 58
2000ss 791 13
2010ss 497 24
2020ss 226 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Galen Gale
2014 62 —
2015 47 —
2016 32 —
2017 55 5
2018 57 —
2019 49 7
2020 45 —
2021 45 —
2022 51 —
2023 38 5
2024 47 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1889–2024.

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