Gale
2 countriesUS
32,343
total births, United States
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
32,346
Peak year (United States)
1957
Peak-year count
1,364
First recorded
1883
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gale was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
32,343 births recorded 1883–2025 · peaked in 1957 with 1,364 births
Most common in: New York, Illinois, California, Ohio, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 1976–1976 · peaked in 1976 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gale’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #3852 | — |
| 1986 | #4347 | ↓495 |
| 1987 | #5312 | ↓965 |
| 1988 | #7691 | ↓2379 |
| 1989 | #8037 | ↓346 |
| 1990 | #7303 | ↑734 |
| 1991 | #8588 | ↓1285 |
| 1992 | #10479 | ↓1891 |
| 1994 | #13430 | ↓2951 |
| 1995 | #10514 | ↑2916 |
| 1996 | #13518 | ↓3004 |
| 1998 | #10122 | ↑3396 |
| 1999 | #12688 | ↓2566 |
| 2000 | #15031 | ↓2343 |
| 2005 | #11834 | ↑3197 |
| 2011 | #14824 | ↓2990 |
| 2013 | #14582 | ↑242 |
| 2017 | #15902 | ↓1320 |
| 2019 | #12448 | ↑3454 |
| 2023 | #15194 | ↓2746 |