for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Gale name popularity in the United States
Gale ranked #6446 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 13 boys named Gale.
SSA
377 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Gale for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1893 to 2023
Boys
13100.0% in 2025 · data from 1883 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 13 | #6446 |
| 2024 | boys | 13 | #6469 |
| 2023 | boys | 15 | #5927 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #15194 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 | #10863 |
| 2020 | boys | 7 | #9554 |
| 2019 | boys | 7 | #9756 |
| 2019 | girls | 7 | #12448 |
| 2018 | boys | 14 | #6036 |
| 2017 | boys | 10 | #7546 |
| 2017 | girls | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | boys | 8 | #8816 |
Show full history (225 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 13 | #6446 |
| 2024 | boys | 13 | #6469 |
| 2023 | boys | 15 | #5927 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #15194 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 | #10863 |
| 2020 | boys | 7 | #9554 |
| 2019 | boys | 7 | #9756 |
| 2019 | girls | 7 | #12448 |
| 2018 | boys | 14 | #6036 |
| 2017 | boys | 10 | #7546 |
| 2017 | girls | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | boys | 8 | #8816 |
| 2015 | boys | 8 | #8744 |
| 2014 | boys | 9 | #8130 |
| 2013 | boys | 8 | #8789 |
| 2013 | girls | 6 | #14582 |
| 2011 | girls | 6 | #14824 |
| 2008 | boys | 5 | #12553 |
| 2007 | boys | 7 | #9788 |
| 2005 | boys | 5 | #11472 |
| 2005 | girls | 8 | #11834 |
| 2003 | boys | 7 | #8643 |
| 2002 | boys | 5 | #10667 |
| 2000 | boys | 8 | #7416 |
| 2000 | girls | 5 | #15031 |
| 1999 | girls | 6 | #12688 |
| 1998 | girls | 8 | #10122 |
| 1997 | boys | 6 | #8110 |
| 1996 | boys | 6 | #7971 |
| 1996 | girls | 5 | #13518 |
| 1995 | girls | 7 | #10514 |
| 1994 | boys | 10 | #5452 |
| 1994 | girls | 5 | #13430 |
| 1993 | boys | 13 | #4447 |
| 1992 | boys | 8 | #6128 |
| 1992 | girls | 7 | #10479 |
| 1991 | boys | 10 | #5096 |
| 1991 | girls | 9 | #8588 |
| 1990 | boys | 8 | #5823 |
| 1990 | girls | 11 | #7303 |
| 1989 | boys | 13 | #4017 |
| 1989 | girls | 9 | #8037 |
| 1988 | boys | 9 | #4786 |
| 1988 | girls | 9 | #7691 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 | #4573 |
| 1987 | girls | 14 | #5312 |
| 1986 | boys | 7 | #5332 |
| 1986 | girls | 18 | #4347 |
| 1985 | boys | 11 | #3805 |
| 1985 | girls | 21 | #3852 |
| 1984 | boys | 15 | #2956 |
| 1984 | girls | 10 | #6291 |
| 1983 | boys | 11 | #3630 |
| 1983 | girls | 25 | #3242 |
| 1982 | boys | 13 | #3282 |
| 1982 | girls | 35 | #2645 |
| 1981 | boys | 27 | #1996 |
| 1981 | girls | 19 | #4005 |
| 1980 | boys | 19 | #2536 |
| 1980 | girls | 31 | #2866 |
| 1979 | boys | 19 | #2465 |
| 1979 | girls | 27 | #3078 |
| 1978 | boys | 18 | #2473 |
| 1978 | girls | 33 | #2572 |
| 1977 | boys | 20 | #2270 |
| 1977 | girls | 36 | #2423 |
| 1976 | boys | 23 | #2054 |
| 1976 | girls | 41 | #2099 |
| 1975 | boys | 31 | #1630 |
| 1975 | girls | 56 | #1689 |
| 1974 | boys | 48 | #1198 |
| 1974 | girls | 65 | #1499 |
| 1973 | boys | 48 | #1186 |
| 1973 | girls | 71 | #1388 |
| 1972 | boys | 38 | #1364 |
| 1972 | girls | 96 | #1141 |
| 1971 | boys | 63 | #1026 |
| 1971 | girls | 97 | #1176 |
| 1970 | boys | 53 | #1132 |
| 1970 | girls | 128 | #979 |
| 1969 | boys | 68 | #920 |
| 1969 | girls | 155 | #826 |
| 1968 | boys | 54 | #1006 |
| 1968 | girls | 160 | #791 |
| 1967 | boys | 65 | #893 |
| 1967 | girls | 206 | #669 |
| 1966 | boys | 65 | #895 |
| 1966 | girls | 234 | #621 |
| 1965 | boys | 81 | #820 |
| 1965 | girls | 234 | #640 |
| 1964 | boys | 89 | #799 |
| 1964 | girls | 290 | #581 |
| 1963 | boys | 91 | #795 |
| 1963 | girls | 324 | #538 |
| 1962 | boys | 94 | #786 |
| 1962 | girls | 329 | #539 |
| 1961 | boys | 101 | #769 |
| 1961 | girls | 478 | #446 |
| 1960 | boys | 129 | #691 |
| 1960 | girls | 587 | #393 |
| 1959 | boys | 110 | #730 |
| 1959 | girls | 852 | #319 |
| 1958 | boys | 136 | #660 |
| 1958 | girls | 1,052 | #272 |
| 1957 | boys | 154 | #619 |
| 1957 | girls | 1,210 | #244 |
| 1956 | boys | 193 | #543 |
| 1956 | girls | 1,077 | #255 |
| 1955 | boys | 199 | #517 |
| 1955 | girls | 1,030 | #260 |
| 1954 | boys | 254 | #453 |
| 1954 | girls | 1,015 | #259 |
| 1953 | boys | 263 | #438 |
| 1953 | girls | 947 | #264 |
| 1952 | boys | 324 | #381 |
| 1952 | girls | 820 | #283 |
| 1951 | boys | 329 | #375 |
| 1951 | girls | 814 | #275 |
| 1950 | boys | 333 | #372 |
| 1950 | girls | 662 | #301 |
| 1949 | boys | 314 | #380 |
| 1949 | girls | 591 | #319 |
| 1948 | boys | 349 | #361 |
| 1948 | girls | 601 | #314 |
| 1947 | boys | 377 | #352 |
| 1947 | girls | 796 | #271 |
| 1946 | boys | 305 | #370 |
| 1946 | girls | 566 | #310 |
| 1945 | boys | 287 | #351 |
| 1945 | girls | 447 | #321 |
| 1944 | boys | 283 | #354 |
| 1944 | girls | 382 | #353 |
| 1943 | boys | 302 | #351 |
| 1943 | girls | 425 | #348 |
| 1942 | boys | 298 | #351 |
| 1942 | girls | 365 | #369 |
| 1941 | boys | 287 | #341 |
| 1941 | girls | 338 | #365 |
| 1940 | boys | 307 | #323 |
| 1940 | girls | 389 | #323 |
| 1939 | boys | 291 | #321 |
| 1939 | girls | 288 | #392 |
| 1938 | boys | 292 | #324 |
| 1938 | girls | 152 | #552 |
| 1937 | boys | 284 | #322 |
| 1937 | girls | 147 | #556 |
| 1936 | boys | 250 | #344 |
| 1936 | girls | 122 | #597 |
| 1935 | boys | 244 | #351 |
| 1935 | girls | 122 | #587 |
| 1934 | boys | 262 | #336 |
| 1934 | girls | 78 | #756 |
| 1933 | boys | 213 | #372 |
| 1933 | girls | 40 | #1102 |
| 1932 | boys | 224 | #372 |
| 1932 | girls | 42 | #1097 |
| 1931 | boys | 169 | #435 |
| 1931 | girls | 20 | #1750 |
| 1930 | boys | 199 | #418 |
| 1930 | girls | 29 | #1434 |
| 1929 | boys | 168 | #456 |
| 1929 | girls | 29 | #1419 |
| 1928 | boys | 181 | #445 |
| 1928 | girls | 36 | #1271 |
| 1927 | boys | 241 | #380 |
| 1927 | girls | 38 | #1278 |
| 1926 | boys | 192 | #436 |
| 1926 | girls | 38 | #1262 |
| 1925 | boys | 190 | #433 |
| 1925 | girls | 29 | #1535 |
| 1924 | boys | 243 | #384 |
| 1924 | girls | 27 | #1643 |
| 1923 | boys | 232 | #390 |
| 1923 | girls | 32 | #1428 |
| 1922 | boys | 180 | #461 |
| 1922 | girls | 26 | #1646 |
| 1921 | boys | 205 | #422 |
| 1921 | girls | 41 | #1205 |
| 1920 | boys | 176 | #457 |
| 1920 | girls | 35 | #1312 |
| 1919 | boys | 145 | #494 |
| 1919 | girls | 25 | #1604 |
| 1918 | boys | 155 | #474 |
| 1918 | girls | 22 | #1754 |
| 1917 | boys | 123 | #521 |
| 1917 | girls | 20 | #1773 |
| 1916 | boys | 114 | #537 |
| 1916 | girls | 26 | #1445 |
| 1915 | boys | 104 | #550 |
| 1915 | girls | 23 | #1523 |
| 1914 | boys | 89 | #520 |
| 1914 | girls | 17 | #1603 |
| 1913 | boys | 59 | #564 |
| 1913 | girls | 8 | #2331 |
| 1912 | boys | 42 | #649 |
| 1912 | girls | 9 | #1981 |
| 1911 | boys | 22 | #667 |
| 1911 | girls | 11 | #1450 |
| 1910 | boys | 12 | #928 |
| 1910 | girls | 7 | #1935 |
| 1909 | boys | 22 | #558 |
| 1909 | girls | 8 | #1607 |
| 1908 | boys | 19 | #585 |
| 1908 | girls | 9 | #1439 |
| 1907 | boys | 15 | #664 |
| 1905 | boys | 11 | #741 |
| 1905 | girls | 7 | #1538 |
| 1904 | boys | 6 | #1064 |
| 1903 | boys | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | boys | 9 | #794 |
| 1901 | boys | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | boys | 10 | #836 |
| 1900 | girls | 10 | #1231 |
| 1898 | boys | 6 | #1002 |
| 1897 | boys | 13 | #584 |
| 1897 | girls | 6 | #1385 |
| 1896 | girls | 5 | #1583 |
| 1895 | boys | 6 | #978 |
| 1894 | boys | 12 | #594 |
| 1893 | boys | 11 | #615 |
| 1893 | girls | 5 | #1437 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 | #994 |
| 1888 | boys | 5 | #1031 |
| 1887 | boys | 6 | #819 |
| 1883 | boys | 5 | #892 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.