Gale

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Gale is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (28% of births). There have been 32,330 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 19,906 as girls and 12,424 as boys. Gale gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,433 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 13
2023 20
2022 6
2020 7
2019 14
2018 14
2017 15
2016 8
2015 8
2014 9
2013 14
2011 6
2008 5
2007 7
2005 13
2003 7
2002 5
2000 13
1999 6
1998 8
1997 6
1996 11
1995 7
1994 15
1993 13
1992 15
1991 19
1990 19
1989 22
1988 18
1987 23
1986 25
1985 32
1984 25
1983 36
1982 48
1981 46
1980 50
1979 46
1978 51
1977 56
1976 64
1975 87
1974 113
1973 119
1972 134
1971 160
1970 181
1969 223
1968 214
1967 271
1966 299
1965 315
1964 379
1963 415
1962 423
1961 579
1960 716
1959 962
1958 1,188
1957 1,364
1956 1,270
1955 1,229
1954 1,269
1953 1,210
1952 1,144
1951 1,143
1950 995
1949 905
1948 949
1947 1,173
1946 871
1945 734
1944 666
1943 727
1942 663
1941 625
1940 696
1939 579
1938 444
1937 431
1936 372
1935 366
1934 340
1933 253
1932 266
1931 189
1930 228
1929 197
1928 217
1927 279
1926 230
1925 219
1924 270
1923 264
1922 206
1921 246
1920 211
1919 170
1918 177
1917 143
1916 140
1915 127
1914 106
1913 67
1912 51
1911 33
1910 19
1909 30
1908 28
1907 15
1905 18
1904 6
1903 12
1902 9
1901 11
1900 20
1898 6
1897 19
1896 5
1895 6
1894 12
1893 16
1890 5
1888 5
1887 6
1883 5