Galo vs Galen

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

Name A

Galo

Boy name · Rank #10038

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Name B

Galen

Boy name · Rank #2744

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Metric Galo Galen
Current Rank #10038 #2744
Total Births (all years) 368 16,476
Peak Year 1972 1949
Peak Year Births 14 433
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1961 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Galo Galen
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 24
1900ss — 52
1910ss — 519
1920ss — 1,039
1930ss — 1,352
1940ss — 2,445
1950ss — 2,938
1960ss 31 1,956
1970ss 73 1,642
1980ss 52 1,542
1990ss 53 1,447
2000ss 87 791
2010ss 41 497
2020ss 31 226

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Galo Galen
2014 — 62
2015 7 47
2016 — 32
2017 9 55
2018 — 57
2019 8 49
2020 6 45
2021 — 45
2022 9 51
2023 9 38
2024 7 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, 1961–2024.

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