Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1951
Gaal
Gaal has 17 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1951–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Gaal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Gaal recorded 17 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1957.
- 17 total births
- 1951–1957 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Gaal since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1957.
- 17
- total births
- 1951–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gaal was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gaal in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Gaal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaal splits its recorded history at 1956: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaal at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Gaal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1957
- Peak year (1951)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Gaal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Gaal's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gaal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gaal? ▼
Gaal has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 6 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
When was Gaal most popular? ▼
Gaal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Gaal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gaal since 1951 -- 7 years through the most recent 1957 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gaal: Baby Name Since 1951 - 17 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gaal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.