How Many People Are Named Gale?
people named Gale are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,972 people in the US has this name
Based on 32,343 babies named Gale in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,364 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gale, 75.6% were girls and 24.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Gale rose from 22.8% in the 1900s to 48.7% in the 1990s. It was highest in the 1950s, at 80.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gale alive today is about 69 years old, and 87% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 65 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gale first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1957, to 1,364 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gale has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #244, in 1957. Among boys, its best rank was #321, in 1939.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #6,577 |
| Best rank | #244 (1957) | #321 (1939) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #281 in the 1950s | #353 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gale alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gale were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,601 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gale was given 2.5 times as often in Nebraska, 1.9 times in Kansas and 1.6 times in Hawaii.
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