Galen

Given to 17,060 US babies since 1889

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#4396
recorded as boys
1,646 since 2024
Babies in 2025
23
boys 23
Peak year
1949
433 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
17,060
since 1889

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Galen was most popular in 1949, when 433 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Galen, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1949 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Galen was most popular in 1949, when 433 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Galen, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1949

Galen was most popular in 1949, when 433 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Galen, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 23 4396
2024 <5 — 47 2750
2023 <5 — 38 3177
2022 <5 — 51 2616
2021 <5 — 45 2775
2020 <5 — 45 2728
2019 <5 — 49 2626
2018 <5 — 57 2325
2017 <5 — 55 2345
2016 <5 — 32 3441
2015 <5 — 47 2600
2014 <5 — 62 2175
2013 <5 — 50 2461
2012 <5 — 55 2326
2011 <5 — 31 3434
2010 <5 — 59 2212
2009 <5 — 51 2486
2008 <5 — 57 2291
2007 <5 — 46 2643
2006 <5 — 66 2010
2005 6 14502 80 1674
2004 <5 — 85 1555
2003 7 12408 93 1420
2002 10 9482 103 1303
2001 6 13521 94 1357
2000 <5 — 116 1175
1999 11 8223 122 1095
1998 19 5363 133 1017
1997 17 5626 114 1110
1996 16 5771 143 914
1995 16 5677 152 887
1994 15 5984 151 881
1993 25 4100 152 858
1992 24 4236 148 867
1991 10 7987 156 827
1990 19 4868 176 766
1989 12 6531 161 782
1988 12 6277 147 778
1987 8 7987 164 712
1986 8 7749 184 661
1985 12 5678 159 698
1984 8 7398 151 710
1983 8 7312 143 721
1982 10 6371 126 782
1981 11 5885 150 706
1980 9 6789 157 694
1979 5 10210 152 693
1978 7 7649 154 673
1977 8 6892 135 737
1976 5 9284 138 711
1975 8 6484 183 596
1974 13 4459 138 698
1973 <5 — 154 642
1972 6 7292 185 585
1971 <5 — 191 600
1970 7 6362 212 556
1969 6 6617 187 575
1968 8 5147 182 561
1967 9 4625 174 570
1966 6 5809 173 575
1965 9 4494 164 594
1964 8 5008 215 533
1963 6 5891 201 557
1962 5 6578 213 545
1961 5 6567 228 525
1960 <5 — 220 533
1959 8 4625 246 500
1958 <5 — 245 496
1957 6 5377 262 481
1956 7 4837 284 449
1955 5 5828 293 428
1954 8 4278 307 409
1953 14 2921 293 408
1952 14 2921 304 395
1951 7 4385 378 351
1950 6 4738 326 374
1949 8 3892 433 329
1948 11 3137 342 367
1947 7 4345 299 397
1946 7 3994 210 435
1945 7 3676 198 424
1944 5 4574 214 411
1943 15 2352 204 441
1942 <5 — 204 430
1941 <5 — 171 450
1940 <5 — 170 443
1939 <5 — 169 438
1938 5 4342 157 460
1937 <5 — 138 485
1936 <5 — 139 477
1935 <5 — 140 479
1934 <5 — 136 492
1933 <5 — 128 495
1932 <5 — 122 528
1931 <5 — 119 532
1930 <5 — 104 591
1929 <5 — 122 527
1928 <5 — 101 608
1927 <5 — 124 553
1926 <5 — 103 619
1925 <5 — 110 600
1924 <5 — 99 642
1923 <5 — 114 589
1922 <5 — 90 686
1921 <5 — 95 665
1920 <5 — 81 721
1919 <5 — 79 704
1918 <5 — 72 761
1917 <5 — 69 749
1916 <5 — 75 685
1915 <5 — 62 759
1914 <5 — 61 645
1913 <5 — 41 720
1912 <5 — 39 681
1911 <5 — 9 1190
1910 <5 — 12 928
1909 <5 — 7 1155
1908 <5 — 8 1021
1907 <5 — 9 930
1906 <5 — 10 798
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — 5 1205
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 7 1050
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — 6 1002
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 <5 — 8 795
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — <5 —
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 6 878

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Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years