Gale

Unisex

Gale has been given to 32,343 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 1957.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

32,343

Peak year

1957 (1,364 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1883

10-year trend

▲ +63%

Gender split

62% girls / 38% boys

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899–1985)

Gale Harold

Actor

Gale Anne Hurd

American film producer and screenwriter

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gale.

32,214 babies since 1880

32,911 babies since 1890

33,148 babies since 1915

33,519 babies since 1914

30,161 babies since 1915

29,933 babies since 1896

34,861 babies since 1914

35,159 babies since 1921

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