Galileo vs Gale

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

Name A

Galileo

Boy name · Rank #3453

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Name B

Gale

Girl name

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Metric Galileo Gale
Current Rank #3453 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 505 19,906
Peak Year 2022 1957
Peak Year Births 44 1,210
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Galileo Gale
1890ss — 16
1900ss — 34
1910ss 5 168
1920ss — 331
1930ss — 1,040
1940ss — 4,900
1950ss — 9,479
1960ss — 2,997
1970ss 5 650
1980ss — 191
1990ss 38 58
2000ss 82 13
2010ss 203 24
2020ss 172 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Galileo Gale
2014 21 —
2015 30 —
2016 22 —
2017 24 5
2018 28 —
2019 30 7
2020 30 —
2021 38 —
2022 44 —
2023 27 5
2024 33 —

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, 1915–2024.

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