for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Galen name popularity in the United States
Galen ranked #4396 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 23 boys named Galen.
SSA
433 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Galen for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1938 to 2005
Boys
23100.0% in 2025 · data from 1889 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 23 | #4396 |
| 2024 | boys | 47 | #2750 |
| 2023 | boys | 38 | #3177 |
| 2022 | boys | 51 | #2616 |
| 2021 | boys | 45 | #2775 |
| 2020 | boys | 45 | #2728 |
| 2019 | boys | 49 | #2626 |
| 2018 | boys | 57 | #2325 |
| 2017 | boys | 55 | #2345 |
| 2016 | boys | 32 | #3441 |
| 2015 | boys | 47 | #2600 |
| 2014 | boys | 62 | #2175 |
Show full history (186 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 23 | #4396 |
| 2024 | boys | 47 | #2750 |
| 2023 | boys | 38 | #3177 |
| 2022 | boys | 51 | #2616 |
| 2021 | boys | 45 | #2775 |
| 2020 | boys | 45 | #2728 |
| 2019 | boys | 49 | #2626 |
| 2018 | boys | 57 | #2325 |
| 2017 | boys | 55 | #2345 |
| 2016 | boys | 32 | #3441 |
| 2015 | boys | 47 | #2600 |
| 2014 | boys | 62 | #2175 |
| 2013 | boys | 50 | #2461 |
| 2012 | boys | 55 | #2326 |
| 2011 | boys | 31 | #3434 |
| 2010 | boys | 59 | #2212 |
| 2009 | boys | 51 | #2486 |
| 2008 | boys | 57 | #2291 |
| 2007 | boys | 46 | #2643 |
| 2006 | boys | 66 | #2010 |
| 2005 | boys | 80 | #1674 |
| 2005 | girls | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | boys | 85 | #1555 |
| 2003 | boys | 93 | #1420 |
| 2003 | girls | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | boys | 103 | #1303 |
| 2002 | girls | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | boys | 94 | #1357 |
| 2001 | girls | 6 | #13521 |
| 2000 | boys | 116 | #1175 |
| 1999 | boys | 122 | #1095 |
| 1999 | girls | 11 | #8223 |
| 1998 | boys | 133 | #1017 |
| 1998 | girls | 19 | #5363 |
| 1997 | boys | 114 | #1110 |
| 1997 | girls | 17 | #5626 |
| 1996 | boys | 143 | #914 |
| 1996 | girls | 16 | #5771 |
| 1995 | boys | 152 | #887 |
| 1995 | girls | 16 | #5677 |
| 1994 | boys | 151 | #881 |
| 1994 | girls | 15 | #5984 |
| 1993 | boys | 152 | #858 |
| 1993 | girls | 25 | #4100 |
| 1992 | boys | 148 | #867 |
| 1992 | girls | 24 | #4236 |
| 1991 | boys | 156 | #827 |
| 1991 | girls | 10 | #7987 |
| 1990 | boys | 176 | #766 |
| 1990 | girls | 19 | #4868 |
| 1989 | boys | 161 | #782 |
| 1989 | girls | 12 | #6531 |
| 1988 | boys | 147 | #778 |
| 1988 | girls | 12 | #6277 |
| 1987 | boys | 164 | #712 |
| 1987 | girls | 8 | #7987 |
| 1986 | boys | 184 | #661 |
| 1986 | girls | 8 | #7749 |
| 1985 | boys | 159 | #698 |
| 1985 | girls | 12 | #5678 |
| 1984 | boys | 151 | #710 |
| 1984 | girls | 8 | #7398 |
| 1983 | boys | 143 | #721 |
| 1983 | girls | 8 | #7312 |
| 1982 | boys | 126 | #782 |
| 1982 | girls | 10 | #6371 |
| 1981 | boys | 150 | #706 |
| 1981 | girls | 11 | #5885 |
| 1980 | boys | 157 | #694 |
| 1980 | girls | 9 | #6789 |
| 1979 | boys | 152 | #693 |
| 1979 | girls | 5 | #10210 |
| 1978 | boys | 154 | #673 |
| 1978 | girls | 7 | #7649 |
| 1977 | boys | 135 | #737 |
| 1977 | girls | 8 | #6892 |
| 1976 | boys | 138 | #711 |
| 1976 | girls | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | boys | 183 | #596 |
| 1975 | girls | 8 | #6484 |
| 1974 | boys | 138 | #698 |
| 1974 | girls | 13 | #4459 |
| 1973 | boys | 154 | #642 |
| 1972 | boys | 185 | #585 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | boys | 191 | #600 |
| 1970 | boys | 212 | #556 |
| 1970 | girls | 7 | #6362 |
| 1969 | boys | 187 | #575 |
| 1969 | girls | 6 | #6617 |
| 1968 | boys | 182 | #561 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | boys | 174 | #570 |
| 1967 | girls | 9 | #4625 |
| 1966 | boys | 173 | #575 |
| 1966 | girls | 6 | #5809 |
| 1965 | boys | 164 | #594 |
| 1965 | girls | 9 | #4494 |
| 1964 | boys | 215 | #533 |
| 1964 | girls | 8 | #5008 |
| 1963 | boys | 201 | #557 |
| 1963 | girls | 6 | #5891 |
| 1962 | boys | 213 | #545 |
| 1962 | girls | 5 | #6578 |
| 1961 | boys | 228 | #525 |
| 1961 | girls | 5 | #6567 |
| 1960 | boys | 220 | #533 |
| 1959 | boys | 246 | #500 |
| 1959 | girls | 8 | #4625 |
| 1958 | boys | 245 | #496 |
| 1957 | boys | 262 | #481 |
| 1957 | girls | 6 | #5377 |
| 1956 | boys | 284 | #449 |
| 1956 | girls | 7 | #4837 |
| 1955 | boys | 293 | #428 |
| 1955 | girls | 5 | #5828 |
| 1954 | boys | 307 | #409 |
| 1954 | girls | 8 | #4278 |
| 1953 | boys | 293 | #408 |
| 1953 | girls | 14 | #2921 |
| 1952 | boys | 304 | #395 |
| 1952 | girls | 14 | #2921 |
| 1951 | boys | 378 | #351 |
| 1951 | girls | 7 | #4385 |
| 1950 | boys | 326 | #374 |
| 1950 | girls | 6 | #4738 |
| 1949 | boys | 433 | #329 |
| 1949 | girls | 8 | #3892 |
| 1948 | boys | 342 | #367 |
| 1948 | girls | 11 | #3137 |
| 1947 | boys | 299 | #397 |
| 1947 | girls | 7 | #4345 |
| 1946 | boys | 210 | #435 |
| 1946 | girls | 7 | #3994 |
| 1945 | boys | 198 | #424 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 | #3676 |
| 1944 | boys | 214 | #411 |
| 1944 | girls | 5 | #4574 |
| 1943 | boys | 204 | #441 |
| 1943 | girls | 15 | #2352 |
| 1942 | boys | 204 | #430 |
| 1941 | boys | 171 | #450 |
| 1940 | boys | 170 | #443 |
| 1939 | boys | 169 | #438 |
| 1938 | boys | 157 | #460 |
| 1938 | girls | 5 | #4342 |
| 1937 | boys | 138 | #485 |
| 1936 | boys | 139 | #477 |
| 1935 | boys | 140 | #479 |
| 1934 | boys | 136 | #492 |
| 1933 | boys | 128 | #495 |
| 1932 | boys | 122 | #528 |
| 1931 | boys | 119 | #532 |
| 1930 | boys | 104 | #591 |
| 1929 | boys | 122 | #527 |
| 1928 | boys | 101 | #608 |
| 1927 | boys | 124 | #553 |
| 1926 | boys | 103 | #619 |
| 1925 | boys | 110 | #600 |
| 1924 | boys | 99 | #642 |
| 1923 | boys | 114 | #589 |
| 1922 | boys | 90 | #686 |
| 1921 | boys | 95 | #665 |
| 1920 | boys | 81 | #721 |
| 1919 | boys | 79 | #704 |
| 1918 | boys | 72 | #761 |
| 1917 | boys | 69 | #749 |
| 1916 | boys | 75 | #685 |
| 1915 | boys | 62 | #759 |
| 1914 | boys | 61 | #645 |
| 1913 | boys | 41 | #720 |
| 1912 | boys | 39 | #681 |
| 1911 | boys | 9 | #1190 |
| 1910 | boys | 12 | #928 |
| 1909 | boys | 7 | #1155 |
| 1908 | boys | 8 | #1021 |
| 1907 | boys | 9 | #930 |
| 1906 | boys | 10 | #798 |
| 1905 | boys | 6 | #1091 |
| 1904 | boys | 5 | #1205 |
| 1900 | boys | 7 | #1050 |
| 1899 | boys | 5 | #1051 |
| 1898 | boys | 6 | #1002 |
| 1896 | boys | 5 | #1101 |
| 1895 | boys | 8 | #795 |
| 1889 | boys | 6 | #878 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.