Is Gala a boy or girl name?
Gala is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 80 girls and 0 boys were named Gala, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,112 US babies named Gala were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,306
- Babies named Gala since 1919
- 2,112
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Gala, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 247 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 417 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 459 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 301 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,306 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,525 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,833 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,408 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,417 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,807 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,171 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,027 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,402 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,735 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,640 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,717 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,612 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,735 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,802 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,142 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,179 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,136 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,079 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,192 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,677 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,663 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,719 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,076 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,385 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,810 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,114 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,364 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,695 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,811 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,683 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,006 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,006 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,868 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,057 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,434 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,049 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,846 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,611 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,521 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,651 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,929 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,889 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,802 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,429 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,420 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,093 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,049 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,474 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,753 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,211 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,793 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,611 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,957 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,336 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,056 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,119 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,329 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,993 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,263 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,621 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,227 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,084 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,808 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,179 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,852 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,194 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,851 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,899 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,588 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,361 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,486 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,652 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,512 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,674 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,602 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,731 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,812 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,152 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,613 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,570 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,445 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,011 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,580 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,639 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,259 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,087 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,138 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,465 |
Highest rank
Gala has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,056 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gala
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.