Galen Name Popularity
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How popular is Galen?
In 2018 the rare name Galen, ranked the 2,318th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Galen is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #329 in 1949 with 433 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Galen was less than 5, most recently in 1903.
Approximately during the years 1909-1916, 1918-1923, 1939-1942, and 1944-1949, the name Galen took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1974, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, and 2002-2007.
Galen's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Galen for their newborn has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Galen?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Galen is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Galen (Girl) | Galen (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 2,318 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 2,354 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 3,461 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 2,614 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 62 | 2,181 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 2,473 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 2,335 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 3,455 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 59 | 2,217 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 2,496 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 2,300 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 2,659 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 66 | 2,019 |
| 2005 | | 6 | 15,124 | 80 | 1,679 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 1,559 |
| 2003 | | 7 | 12,866 | 93 | 1,422 |
| 2002 | | 10 | 9,739 | 103 | 1,302 |
| 2001 | | 6 | 14,111 | 94 | 1,361 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 1,178 |
| 1999 | | 11 | 8,414 | 122 | 1,097 |
| 1998 | | 19 | 5,438 | 133 | 1,018 |
| 1997 | | 17 | 5,702 | 114 | 1,112 |
| 1996 | | 16 | 5,876 | 143 | 917 |
| 1995 | | 16 | 5,776 | 152 | 888 |
| 1994 | | 15 | 6,097 | 151 | 881 |
| 1993 | | 25 | 4,142 | 152 | 858 |
| 1992 | | 24 | 4,283 | 148 | 867 |
| 1991 | | 10 | 8,170 | 156 | 828 |
| 1990 | | 19 | 4,923 | 176 | 766 |
| 1989 | | 12 | 6,668 | 161 | 782 |
| 1988 | | 12 | 6,399 | 147 | 777 |
| 1987 | | 8 | 8,243 | 163 | 715 |
| 1986 | | 8 | 7,976 | 184 | 661 |
| 1985 | | 12 | 5,769 | 159 | 699 |
| 1984 | | 8 | 7,612 | 151 | 710 |
| 1983 | | 8 | 7,518 | 143 | 723 |
| 1982 | | 10 | 6,511 | 126 | 783 |
| 1981 | | 11 | 6,013 | 150 | 706 |
| 1980 | | 9 | 6,967 | 157 | 694 |
| 1979 | | 5 | 10,698 | 152 | 694 |
| 1978 | | 7 | 7,888 | 154 | 676 |
| 1977 | | 8 | 7,083 | 135 | 736 |
| 1976 | | 5 | 9,763 | 138 | 713 |
| 1975 | | 8 | 6,705 | 183 | 598 |
| 1974 | | 13 | 4,540 | 138 | 698 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 154 | 642 |
| 1972 | | 6 | 7,575 | 185 | 585 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 191 | 603 |
| 1970 | | 7 | 6,556 | 212 | 557 |
| 1969 | | 6 | 6,896 | 187 | 574 |
| 1968 | | 8 | 5,289 | 182 | 564 |
| 1967 | | 9 | 4,724 | 174 | 570 |
| 1966 | | 6 | 6,033 | 173 | 576 |
| 1965 | | 9 | 4,604 | 164 | 595 |
| 1964 | | 8 | 5,159 | 215 | 535 |
| 1963 | | 6 | 6,101 | 201 | 558 |
| 1962 | | 5 | 6,893 | 214 | 543 |
| 1961 | | 5 | 6,888 | 227 | 526 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 219 | 536 |
| 1959 | | 8 | 4,756 | 246 | 499 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 245 | 496 |
| 1957 | | 6 | 5,622 | 262 | 481 |
| 1956 | | 7 | 4,990 | 284 | 448 |
| 1955 | | 5 | 6,152 | 292 | 429 |
| 1954 | | 8 | 4,397 | 307 | 409 |
| 1953 | | 14 | 2,984 | 293 | 408 |
| 1952 | | 14 | 2,963 | 304 | 395 |
| 1951 | | 7 | 4,520 | 378 | 352 |
| 1950 | | 6 | 4,925 | 326 | 374 |
| 1949 | | 8 | 3,999 | 433 | 329 |
| 1948 | | 11 | 3,208 | 342 | 367 |
| 1947 | | 7 | 4,493 | 299 | 398 |
| 1946 | | 7 | 4,139 | 211 | 435 |
| 1945 | | 7 | 3,786 | 198 | 424 |
| 1944 | | 5 | 4,805 | 213 | 411 |
| 1943 | | 15 | 2,380 | 204 | 441 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 204 | 431 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 171 | 450 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 170 | 444 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 169 | 437 |
| 1938 | | 5 | 4,563 | 157 | 462 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 138 | 485 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 139 | 479 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 140 | 479 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 136 | 493 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 128 | 496 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 122 | 528 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 119 | 534 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 104 | 595 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 122 | 530 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 101 | 609 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 124 | 554 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 103 | 619 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 110 | 601 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 646 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 114 | 591 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 90 | 688 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 95 | 666 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 81 | 723 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 79 | 709 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 768 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 754 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 75 | 686 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 62 | 763 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 61 | 646 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 725 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 682 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 1,225 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 949 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 1,197 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 1,051 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 954 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 816 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,149 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,275 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 1,089 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,103 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,054 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,159 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 823 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 917 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |