Gale
In 2025, Gale had a published SSA count of 13 in the boys series and ranked 6446 among names in that series.
Rank
#6446
Count
13
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
61.5%
1893–2023 · 20K total across published yearly counts
boys series
38.5%
1883–2025 · 12K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1947
Peak Count
377
Change Since Peak
-96.6%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
85.7%
10-Year Change
62.5%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 13 |
| 2024 | boys | 13 |
| 2023 | boys | 15 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 |
| 2020 | boys | 7 |
| 2019 | boys | 7 |
| 2019 | girls | 7 |
| 2018 | boys | 14 |
| 2017 | boys | 10 |
| 2017 | girls | 5 |
| 2016 | boys | 8 |
| 2015 | boys | 8 |
| 2014 | boys | 9 |
| 2013 | boys | 8 |
| 2013 | girls | 6 |
| 2011 | girls | 6 |
| 2008 | boys | 5 |
| 2007 | boys | 7 |
| 2005 | boys | 5 |
| 2005 | girls | 8 |
| 2003 | boys | 7 |
| 2002 | boys | 5 |
| 2000 | boys | 8 |
| 2000 | girls | 5 |
| 1999 | girls | 6 |
| 1998 | girls | 8 |
| 1997 | boys | 6 |
| 1996 | boys | 6 |
| 1996 | girls | 5 |
| 1995 | girls | 7 |
| 1994 | boys | 10 |
| 1994 | girls | 5 |
| 1993 | boys | 13 |
| 1992 | boys | 8 |
| 1992 | girls | 7 |
| 1991 | boys | 10 |
| 1991 | girls | 9 |
| 1990 | boys | 8 |
| 1990 | girls | 11 |
| 1989 | boys | 13 |
| 1989 | girls | 9 |
| 1988 | boys | 9 |
| 1988 | girls | 9 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 |
| 1987 | girls | 14 |
| 1986 | boys | 7 |
| 1986 | girls | 18 |
| 1985 | boys | 11 |
| 1985 | girls | 21 |
| 1984 | boys | 15 |
| 1984 | girls | 10 |
| 1983 | boys | 11 |
| 1983 | girls | 25 |
| 1982 | boys | 13 |
| 1982 | girls | 35 |
| 1981 | boys | 27 |
| 1981 | girls | 19 |
| 1980 | boys | 19 |
| 1980 | girls | 31 |
| 1979 | boys | 19 |
| 1979 | girls | 27 |
| 1978 | boys | 18 |
| 1978 | girls | 33 |
| 1977 | boys | 20 |
| 1977 | girls | 36 |
| 1976 | boys | 23 |
| 1976 | girls | 41 |
| 1975 | boys | 31 |
| 1975 | girls | 56 |
| 1974 | boys | 48 |
| 1974 | girls | 65 |
| 1973 | boys | 48 |
| 1973 | girls | 71 |
| 1972 | boys | 38 |
| 1972 | girls | 96 |
| 1971 | boys | 63 |
| 1971 | girls | 97 |
| 1970 | boys | 53 |
| 1970 | girls | 128 |
| 1969 | boys | 68 |
| 1969 | girls | 155 |
| 1968 | boys | 54 |
| 1968 | girls | 160 |
| 1967 | boys | 65 |
| 1967 | girls | 206 |
| 1966 | boys | 65 |
| 1966 | girls | 234 |
| 1965 | boys | 81 |
| 1965 | girls | 234 |
| 1964 | boys | 89 |
| 1964 | girls | 290 |
| 1963 | boys | 91 |
| 1963 | girls | 324 |
| 1962 | boys | 94 |
| 1962 | girls | 329 |
| 1961 | boys | 101 |
| 1961 | girls | 478 |
| 1960 | boys | 129 |
| 1960 | girls | 587 |
| 1959 | boys | 110 |
| 1959 | girls | 852 |
| 1958 | boys | 136 |
| 1958 | girls | 1K |
| 1957 | boys | 154 |
| 1957 | girls | 1K |
| 1956 | boys | 193 |
| 1956 | girls | 1K |
| 1955 | boys | 199 |
| 1955 | girls | 1K |
| 1954 | boys | 254 |
| 1954 | girls | 1K |
| 1953 | boys | 263 |
| 1953 | girls | 947 |
| 1952 | boys | 324 |
| 1952 | girls | 820 |
| 1951 | boys | 329 |
| 1951 | girls | 814 |
| 1950 | boys | 333 |
| 1950 | girls | 662 |
| 1949 | boys | 314 |
| 1949 | girls | 591 |
| 1948 | boys | 349 |
| 1948 | girls | 601 |
| 1947 | boys | 377 |
| 1947 | girls | 796 |
| 1946 | boys | 305 |
| 1946 | girls | 566 |
| 1945 | boys | 287 |
| 1945 | girls | 447 |
| 1944 | boys | 283 |
| 1944 | girls | 382 |
| 1943 | boys | 302 |
| 1943 | girls | 425 |
| 1942 | boys | 298 |
| 1942 | girls | 365 |
| 1941 | boys | 287 |
| 1941 | girls | 338 |
| 1940 | boys | 307 |
| 1940 | girls | 389 |
| 1939 | boys | 291 |
| 1939 | girls | 288 |
| 1938 | boys | 292 |
| 1938 | girls | 152 |
| 1937 | boys | 284 |
| 1937 | girls | 147 |
| 1936 | boys | 250 |
| 1936 | girls | 122 |
| 1935 | boys | 244 |
| 1935 | girls | 122 |
| 1934 | boys | 262 |
| 1934 | girls | 78 |
| 1933 | boys | 213 |
| 1933 | girls | 40 |
| 1932 | boys | 224 |
| 1932 | girls | 42 |
| 1931 | boys | 169 |
| 1931 | girls | 20 |
| 1930 | boys | 199 |
| 1930 | girls | 29 |
| 1929 | boys | 168 |
| 1929 | girls | 29 |
| 1928 | boys | 181 |
| 1928 | girls | 36 |
| 1927 | boys | 241 |
| 1927 | girls | 38 |
| 1926 | boys | 192 |
| 1926 | girls | 38 |
| 1925 | boys | 190 |
| 1925 | girls | 29 |
| 1924 | boys | 243 |
| 1924 | girls | 27 |
| 1923 | boys | 232 |
| 1923 | girls | 32 |
| 1922 | boys | 180 |
| 1922 | girls | 26 |
| 1921 | boys | 205 |
| 1921 | girls | 41 |
| 1920 | boys | 176 |
| 1920 | girls | 35 |
| 1919 | boys | 145 |
| 1919 | girls | 25 |
| 1918 | boys | 155 |
| 1918 | girls | 22 |
| 1917 | boys | 123 |
| 1917 | girls | 20 |
| 1916 | boys | 114 |
| 1916 | girls | 26 |
| 1915 | boys | 104 |
| 1915 | girls | 23 |
| 1914 | boys | 89 |
| 1914 | girls | 17 |
| 1913 | boys | 59 |
| 1913 | girls | 8 |
| 1912 | boys | 42 |
| 1912 | girls | 9 |
| 1911 | boys | 22 |
| 1911 | girls | 11 |
| 1910 | boys | 12 |
| 1910 | girls | 7 |
| 1909 | boys | 22 |
| 1909 | girls | 8 |
| 1908 | boys | 19 |
| 1908 | girls | 9 |
| 1907 | boys | 15 |
| 1905 | boys | 11 |
| 1905 | girls | 7 |
| 1904 | boys | 6 |
| 1903 | boys | 12 |
| 1902 | boys | 9 |
| 1901 | boys | 11 |
| 1900 | boys | 10 |
| 1900 | girls | 10 |
| 1898 | boys | 6 |
| 1897 | boys | 13 |
| 1897 | girls | 6 |
| 1896 | girls | 5 |
| 1895 | boys | 6 |
| 1894 | boys | 12 |
| 1893 | boys | 11 |
| 1893 | girls | 5 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 |
| 1888 | boys | 5 |
| 1887 | boys | 6 |
| 1883 | boys | 5 |