Boys' name · since 1961
Galo
Galo has 376 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
376 babies have been named Galo since 1961, making it today's #9052 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galo has been recorded 376 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #9052 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #9,358 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,052 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galo ranks #9,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,052 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 376 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Galo's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Galo compares
376 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Galo's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Galo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Galo's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Galo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Galo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Galo's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Galo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (23% of all-time use).
Galo by state
Where Galo concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
12 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Galo's data
- Galo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Galos (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Galo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Galo 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 August 2026.