Galloway vs Galen

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

Name A

Galloway

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Name B

Galen

Boy name · Rank #2752

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Metric Galloway Galen
Current Rank Unranked #2752
Total Births (all years) 10 16,500
Peak Year 1989 1949
Peak Year Births 5 433
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Galloway Galen
1880s - 6
1890s - 24
1900s - 52
1910s - 519
1920s - 1,039
1930s - 1,352
1940s - 2,445
1950s - 2,938
1960s - 1,957
1970s - 1,642
1980s 5 1,542
1990s - 1,447
2000s - 791
2010s 5 497
2020s - 249

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Galloway Galen
2014 - 62
2015 5 47
2016 - 32
2017 - 55
2018 - 57
2019 - 49
2020 - 45
2021 - 45
2022 - 51
2023 - 38
2024 - 47
2025 - 23

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, 1989–2015.

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