Recorded 1941–1996 Boys' name Peak 1961 81 births

Galan — boys' name

81 babies named Galan in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s171950s111960s141970s51980s221990s12
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Galan was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

9 babies were named Galan in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Galan

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Galan between 1941 and 1996, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Galan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Galan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Galan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Galan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 81 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Galan at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

81

Since 1941

56 years of records

Peak year

1961

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1941

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1996

Galan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1941

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1961)
9
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Galan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 27% of Galan's all-time total
1940s171950s111960s141970s51980s221990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Galan?
81 babies have been named Galan since 1941. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1961 with 9 births.
When was Galan most popular?
Galan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Galan been used?
Galan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 56 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Galan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Galen, Gale, Galvin, Galileo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.