Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 21 births

Gallagher — boys' name

21 babies named Gallagher in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s52020s11
2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Gallagher was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gallagher in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gallagher

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Gallagher between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gallagher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gallagher performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gallagher shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gallagher 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 21 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.

Gallagher at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2023

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gallagher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023202020191982 5

Gallagher by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 52% of Gallagher's all-time total
1980s52010s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gallagher?
21 babies have been named Gallagher since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 6 births.
When was Gallagher most popular?
Gallagher was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Gallagher been used?
Gallagher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gallagher?
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, 1982–2023 (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.