Gale

Given to 32,343 US babies since 1883

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#6446

recorded as boys

23 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 13

Peak year

1957

1,210 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

32,343

since 1883

Born a Gale? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gale was most popular in 1957, when 1,210 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.59 per 1,000). In 2025, 13 babies were named Gale, ranking #6446 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	13	6446
2024	<5	—	13	6469
2023	5	15194	15	5927
2022	<5	—	6	10863
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	7	9554
2019	7	12448	7	9756
2018	<5	—	14	6036
2017	5	15902	10	7546
2016	<5	—	8	8816
2015	<5	—	8	8744
2014	<5	—	9	8130
2013	6	14582	8	8789
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	6	14824	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	5	12553
2007	<5	—	7	9788
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	8	11834	5	11472
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	7	8643
2002	<5	—	5	10667
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	5	15031	8	7416
1999	6	12688	<5	—
1998	8	10122	<5	—
1997	<5	—	6	8110
1996	5	13518	6	7971
1995	7	10514	<5	—
1994	5	13430	10	5452
1993	<5	—	13	4447
1992	7	10479	8	6128
1991	9	8588	10	5096
1990	11	7303	8	5823
1989	9	8037	13	4017
1988	9	7691	9	4786
1987	14	5312	9	4573
1986	18	4347	7	5332
1985	21	3852	11	3805
1984	10	6291	15	2956
1983	25	3242	11	3630
1982	35	2645	13	3282
1981	19	4005	27	1996
1980	31	2866	19	2536
1979	27	3078	19	2465
1978	33	2572	18	2473
1977	36	2423	20	2270
1976	41	2099	23	2054
1975	56	1689	31	1630
1974	65	1499	48	1198
1973	71	1388	48	1186
1972	96	1141	38	1364
1971	97	1176	63	1026
1970	128	979	53	1132
1969	155	826	68	920
1968	160	791	54	1006
1967	206	669	65	893
1966	234	621	65	895
1965	234	640	81	820
1964	290	581	89	799
1963	324	538	91	795
1962	329	539	94	786
1961	478	446	101	769
1960	587	393	129	691
1959	852	319	110	730
1958	1,052	272	136	660
1957	1,210	244	154	619
1956	1,077	255	193	543
1955	1,030	260	199	517
1954	1,015	259	254	453
1953	947	264	263	438
1952	820	283	324	381
1951	814	275	329	375
1950	662	301	333	372
1949	591	319	314	380
1948	601	314	349	361
1947	796	271	377	352
1946	566	310	305	370
1945	447	321	287	351
1944	382	353	283	354
1943	425	348	302	351
1942	365	369	298	351
1941	338	365	287	341
1940	389	323	307	323
1939	288	392	291	321
1938	152	552	292	324
1937	147	556	284	322
1936	122	597	250	344
1935	122	587	244	351
1934	78	756	262	336
1933	40	1102	213	372
1932	42	1097	224	372
1931	20	1750	169	435
1930	29	1434	199	418
1929	29	1419	168	456
1928	36	1271	181	445
1927	38	1278	241	380
1926	38	1262	192	436
1925	29	1535	190	433
1924	27	1643	243	384
1923	32	1428	232	390
1922	26	1646	180	461
1921	41	1205	205	422
1920	35	1312	176	457
1919	25	1604	145	494
1918	22	1754	155	474
1917	20	1773	123	521
1916	26	1445	114	537
1915	23	1523	104	550
1914	17	1603	89	520
1913	8	2331	59	564
1912	9	1981	42	649
1911	11	1450	22	667
1910	7	1935	12	928
1909	8	1607	22	558
1908	9	1439	19	585
1907	<5	—	15	664
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	7	1538	11	741
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	12	656
1902	<5	—	9	794
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	10	1231	10	836
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	6	1002
1897	6	1385	13	584
1896	5	1583	<5	—
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	5	1437	11	615
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892