Is Galen a boy or girl name?
Galen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Galen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.3% of the 17,036 US babies named Galen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,753
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Galen since 1889
- 17,036
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 441 babies
Boys and girls named Galen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 519 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,039 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,352 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 2,445 | 60 | 2.4% |
| 1950s | 2,938 | 75 | 2.5% |
| 1960s | 1,956 | 62 | 3.1% |
| 1970s | 1,642 | 59 | 3.5% |
| 1980s | 1,542 | 98 | 6% |
| 1990s | 1,447 | 172 | 10.6% |
| 2000s | 791 | 29 | 3.5% |
| 2010s | 497 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 55 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,679 | 6 | #15,127 |
| 2004 | 85 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,422 | 7 | #12,869 |
| 2002 | 103 | #1,303 | 10 | #9,745 |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,361 | 6 | #14,118 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 122 | #1,097 | 11 | #8,416 |
| 1998 | 133 | #1,019 | 19 | #5,440 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,112 | 17 | #5,704 |
| 1996 | 143 | #917 | 16 | #5,877 |
| 1995 | 152 | #889 | 16 | #5,775 |
| 1994 | 151 | #881 | 15 | #6,097 |
| 1993 | 152 | #858 | 25 | #4,142 |
| 1992 | 148 | #867 | 24 | #4,284 |
| 1991 | 156 | #829 | 10 | #8,172 |
| 1990 | 176 | #766 | 19 | #4,924 |
| 1989 | 161 | #782 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 1988 | 147 | #778 | 12 | #6,399 |
| 1987 | 164 | #712 | 8 | #8,244 |
| 1986 | 184 | #661 | 8 | #7,978 |
| 1985 | 159 | #699 | 12 | #5,772 |
| 1984 | 151 | #710 | 8 | #7,615 |
| 1983 | 143 | #723 | 8 | #7,522 |
| 1982 | 126 | #784 | 10 | #6,514 |
| 1981 | 150 | #707 | 11 | #6,012 |
| 1980 | 157 | #694 | 9 | #6,968 |
| 1979 | 152 | #693 | 5 | #10,703 |
| 1978 | 154 | #675 | 7 | #7,890 |
| 1977 | 135 | #738 | 8 | #7,087 |
| 1976 | 138 | #714 | 5 | #9,766 |
| 1975 | 183 | #596 | 8 | #6,704 |
| 1974 | 138 | #698 | 13 | #4,540 |
| 1973 | 154 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 185 | #585 | 6 | #7,578 |
| 1971 | 191 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 212 | #557 | 7 | #6,560 |
| 1969 | 187 | #575 | 6 | #6,900 |
| 1968 | 182 | #564 | 8 | #5,292 |
| 1967 | 174 | #570 | 9 | #4,731 |
| 1966 | 173 | #575 | 6 | #6,034 |
| 1965 | 164 | #594 | 9 | #4,606 |
| 1964 | 215 | #535 | 8 | #5,158 |
| 1963 | 201 | #558 | 6 | #6,099 |
| 1962 | 213 | #545 | 5 | #6,899 |
| 1961 | 228 | #525 | 5 | #6,892 |
| 1960 | 219 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 246 | #500 | 8 | #4,759 |
| 1958 | 245 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 262 | #481 | 6 | #5,623 |
| 1956 | 284 | #449 | 7 | #4,995 |
| 1955 | 293 | #428 | 5 | #6,152 |
| 1954 | 307 | #409 | 8 | #4,400 |
| 1953 | 293 | #408 | 14 | #2,981 |
| 1952 | 304 | #395 | 14 | #2,962 |
| 1951 | 378 | #352 | 7 | #4,520 |
| 1950 | 326 | #374 | 6 | #4,925 |
| 1949 | 433 | #329 | 8 | #3,999 |
| 1948 | 342 | #367 | 11 | #3,211 |
| 1947 | 299 | #398 | 7 | #4,491 |
| 1946 | 211 | #435 | 7 | #4,140 |
| 1945 | 198 | #424 | 7 | #3,786 |
| 1944 | 213 | #412 | 5 | #4,804 |
| 1943 | 204 | #441 | 15 | #2,380 |
| 1942 | 204 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 171 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 170 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 169 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 157 | #462 | 5 | #4,562 |
| 1937 | 138 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 139 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 140 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 136 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 128 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 122 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 119 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 104 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 122 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 101 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 124 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 103 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 110 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 99 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 114 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 90 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 95 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 81 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 79 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 72 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 75 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 62 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 61 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 41 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 39 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #917 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Galen reached #329 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #2,380 in 1943. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Galen
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.