Galen
2 countries#4396 in United States, 2025US
#4396
in United States, 2025
FR
14
total births, France
Total births recorded
17,074
Peak year (United States)
1949
Peak-year count
441
First recorded
1889
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Galen was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
17,060 births recorded 1889–2025 · currently #4396 · peaked in 1949 with 441 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, California, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
14 births recorded 1995–2020 · peaked in 2006 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Galen’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2010 | — |
| 2007 | #2643 | ↓633 |
| 2008 | #2291 | ↑352 |
| 2009 | #2486 | ↓195 |
| 2010 | #2212 | ↑274 |
| 2011 | #3434 | ↓1222 |
| 2012 | #2326 | ↑1108 |
| 2013 | #2461 | ↓135 |
| 2014 | #2175 | ↑286 |
| 2015 | #2600 | ↓425 |
| 2016 | #3441 | ↓841 |
| 2017 | #2345 | ↑1096 |
| 2018 | #2325 | ↑20 |
| 2019 | #2626 | ↓301 |
| 2020 | #2728 | ↓102 |
| 2021 | #2775 | ↓47 |
| 2022 | #2616 | ↑159 |
| 2023 | #3177 | ↓561 |
| 2024 | #2750 | ↑427 |
| 2025 | #4396 | ↓1646 |
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