Is Gale a boy or girl name?
Gale is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Gale, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 61.6% of the 32,330 US babies named Gale were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,562
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gale since 1883
- 32,330
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 1,364 babies
Boys and girls named Gale, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 53 | 16 | 23.2% |
| 1900s | 115 | 34 | 22.8% |
| 1910s | 865 | 168 | 16.3% |
| 1920s | 2,008 | 331 | 14.2% |
| 1930s | 2,428 | 1,040 | 30% |
| 1940s | 3,109 | 4,900 | 61.2% |
| 1950s | 2,295 | 9,479 | 80.5% |
| 1960s | 837 | 2,997 | 78.2% |
| 1970s | 361 | 650 | 64.3% |
| 1980s | 134 | 191 | 58.8% |
| 1990s | 61 | 58 | 48.7% |
| 2000s | 37 | 13 | 26% |
| 2010s | 64 | 24 | 27.3% |
| 2020s | 41 | 5 | 10.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,562 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,026 | 5 | #15,972 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,322 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,900 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,091 | 7 | #12,899 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,135 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,769 | 5 | #16,703 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,118 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,363 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,064 | 6 | #15,253 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,470 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,176 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,127 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,026 | 8 | #12,208 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,978 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,262 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,691 | 5 | #15,860 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,241 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,436 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,520 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,284 | 5 | #14,246 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,896 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,594 | 5 | #14,170 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,537 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,325 | 7 | #10,859 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,230 | 9 | #8,832 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,027 | 11 | #7,482 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,112 | 9 | #8,258 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,926 | 9 | #7,917 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,689 | 14 | #5,392 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,534 | 18 | #4,415 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,888 | 21 | #3,894 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,006 | 10 | #6,446 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,706 | 25 | #3,269 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,361 | 35 | #2,659 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,011 | 19 | #4,048 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,571 | 31 | #2,890 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,496 | 27 | #3,097 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,509 | 33 | #2,584 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,297 | 36 | #2,436 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,072 | 41 | #2,110 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,642 | 56 | #1,692 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,206 | 65 | #1,503 |
| 1973 | 48 | #1,191 | 71 | #1,391 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,371 | 96 | #1,141 |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,029 | 97 | #1,182 |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,136 | 128 | #982 |
| 1969 | 68 | #930 | 155 | #829 |
| 1968 | 54 | #1,010 | 160 | #792 |
| 1967 | 65 | #895 | 206 | #669 |
| 1966 | 65 | #899 | 234 | #621 |
| 1965 | 81 | #821 | 234 | #640 |
| 1964 | 89 | #802 | 290 | #583 |
| 1963 | 91 | #797 | 324 | #538 |
| 1962 | 94 | #786 | 329 | #539 |
| 1961 | 101 | #770 | 478 | #446 |
| 1960 | 129 | #691 | 587 | #393 |
| 1959 | 110 | #730 | 852 | #320 |
| 1958 | 136 | #661 | 1,052 | #272 |
| 1957 | 154 | #619 | 1,210 | #245 |
| 1956 | 193 | #545 | 1,077 | #255 |
| 1955 | 199 | #517 | 1,030 | #260 |
| 1954 | 254 | #454 | 1,015 | #259 |
| 1953 | 263 | #438 | 947 | #264 |
| 1952 | 324 | #381 | 820 | #283 |
| 1951 | 329 | #375 | 814 | #275 |
| 1950 | 333 | #372 | 662 | #301 |
| 1949 | 314 | #381 | 591 | #319 |
| 1948 | 349 | #361 | 600 | #316 |
| 1947 | 377 | #352 | 796 | #271 |
| 1946 | 305 | #372 | 566 | #310 |
| 1945 | 287 | #352 | 447 | #321 |
| 1944 | 283 | #355 | 383 | #352 |
| 1943 | 302 | #351 | 425 | #348 |
| 1942 | 298 | #352 | 365 | #369 |
| 1941 | 287 | #341 | 338 | #365 |
| 1940 | 307 | #323 | 389 | #323 |
| 1939 | 291 | #321 | 288 | #394 |
| 1938 | 292 | #324 | 152 | #553 |
| 1937 | 284 | #322 | 147 | #556 |
| 1936 | 250 | #345 | 122 | #597 |
| 1935 | 244 | #351 | 122 | #587 |
| 1934 | 262 | #336 | 78 | #757 |
| 1933 | 213 | #372 | 40 | #1,105 |
| 1932 | 224 | #372 | 42 | #1,101 |
| 1931 | 169 | #435 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1930 | 199 | #419 | 29 | #1,444 |
| 1929 | 168 | #456 | 29 | #1,428 |
| 1928 | 181 | #447 | 36 | #1,275 |
| 1927 | 241 | #380 | 38 | #1,286 |
| 1926 | 192 | #437 | 38 | #1,270 |
| 1925 | 190 | #435 | 29 | #1,547 |
| 1924 | 243 | #384 | 27 | #1,655 |
| 1923 | 232 | #390 | 32 | #1,438 |
| 1922 | 180 | #463 | 26 | #1,656 |
| 1921 | 205 | #423 | 41 | #1,210 |
| 1920 | 176 | #457 | 35 | #1,325 |
| 1919 | 145 | #494 | 25 | #1,620 |
| 1918 | 155 | #475 | 22 | #1,775 |
| 1917 | 123 | #521 | 20 | #1,799 |
| 1916 | 114 | #538 | 26 | #1,459 |
| 1915 | 104 | #552 | 23 | #1,541 |
| 1914 | 89 | #520 | 17 | #1,622 |
| 1913 | 59 | #568 | 8 | #2,413 |
| 1912 | 42 | #653 | 9 | #2,038 |
| 1911 | 22 | #677 | 11 | #1,489 |
| 1910 | 12 | #948 | 7 | #2,009 |
| 1909 | 22 | #561 | 8 | #1,655 |
| 1908 | 19 | #599 | 9 | #1,474 |
| 1907 | 15 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #761 | 7 | #1,591 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #865 | 10 | #1,262 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #591 | 6 | #1,441 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,672 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #628 | 5 | #1,509 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #949 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gale reached #321 in 1939. As a girl name, it reached #245 in 1957. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gale
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.