Galen
Last seen for girls in 2005 at #14,502 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 96.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1949 · 433 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,500since 1889
Galen over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Galen has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,396 | 23 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,750 | 47 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,177 | 38 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,616 | 51 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,775 | 45 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,728 | 45 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,626 | 49 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,325 | 57 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,345 | 55 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,441 | 32 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,600 | 47 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,175 | 62 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,461 | 50 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,326 | 55 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,434 | 31 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,212 | 59 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,486 | 51 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,291 | 57 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,643 | 46 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,010 | 66 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,674 | 80 |
| 2004 | — | #1,555 | 85 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #1,420 | 93 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #1,303 | 103 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #1,357 | 94 |
| 2000 | — | #1,175 | 116 | |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #1,095 | 122 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #1,017 | 133 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #1,110 | 114 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #914 | 143 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #887 | 152 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #881 | 151 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #858 | 152 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #867 | 148 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #827 | 156 |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | #766 | 176 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #782 | 161 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #778 | 147 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #712 | 164 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #661 | 184 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #698 | 159 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #710 | 151 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #721 | 143 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #782 | 126 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #706 | 150 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #694 | 157 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #693 | 152 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #673 | 154 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #737 | 135 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #711 | 138 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #596 | 183 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #698 | 138 |
| 1973 | — | #642 | 154 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #585 | 185 |
| 1971 | — | #600 | 191 | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #556 | 212 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #575 | 187 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #561 | 182 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #570 | 174 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #575 | 173 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #594 | 164 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #533 | 215 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #557 | 201 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #545 | 213 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #525 | 228 |
| 1960 | — | #533 | 220 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #500 | 246 |
| 1958 | — | #496 | 245 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #481 | 262 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #449 | 284 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #428 | 293 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #409 | 307 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #408 | 293 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #395 | 304 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #351 | 378 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #374 | 326 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #329 | 433 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #367 | 342 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #397 | 299 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #435 | 210 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #424 | 198 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #411 | 214 |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | #441 | 204 |
| 1942 | — | #430 | 204 | |
| 1941 | — | #450 | 171 | |
| 1940 | — | #443 | 170 | |
| 1939 | — | #438 | 169 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #460 | 157 |
| 1937 | — | #485 | 138 | |
| 1936 | — | #477 | 139 | |
| 1935 | — | #479 | 140 | |
| 1934 | — | #492 | 136 | |
| 1933 | — | #495 | 128 | |
| 1932 | — | #528 | 122 | |
| 1931 | — | #532 | 119 | |
| 1930 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1929 | — | #527 | 122 | |
| 1928 | — | #608 | 101 | |
| 1927 | — | #553 | 124 | |
| 1926 | — | #619 | 103 | |
| 1925 | — | #600 | 110 | |
| 1924 | — | #642 | 99 | |
| 1923 | — | #589 | 114 | |
| 1922 | — | #686 | 90 | |
| 1921 | — | #665 | 95 | |
| 1920 | — | #721 | 81 | |
| 1919 | — | #704 | 79 | |
| 1918 | — | #761 | 72 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1915 | — | #759 | 62 | |
| 1914 | — | #645 | 61 | |
| 1913 | — | #720 | 41 | |
| 1912 | — | #681 | 39 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1889
The first year at least five boys were named Galen! It came in at #878, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1894, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Galen is popular in 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#128 · 1 in 733
- Maine#177 · 1 in 1,398
- Colorado#324 · 1 in 3,014
- Massachusetts#344 · 1 in 5,876
- Indiana#378 · 1 in 4,966
Best ever in a state: #84 in Kansas, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #128 | 6 | 1 in 733 |
| Maine | #177 | 5 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Colorado | #324 | 6 | 1 in 3,014 |
| Massachusetts | #344 | 6 | 1 in 5,876 |
| Indiana | #378 | 8 | 1 in 4,966 |
| Tennessee | #440 | 5 | 1 in 6,261 |
| Virginia | #459 | 5 | 1 in 6,314 |
| Missouri | #460 | 5 | 1 in 6,598 |
| Ohio | #469 | 10 | 1 in 7,706 |
| Pennsylvania | #530 | 7 | 1 in 10,581 |
| Texas | #640 | 13 | 1 in 8,055 |
| Illinois | #691 | 7 | 1 in 11,148 |
| California | #922 | 8 | 1 in 18,033 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 1,646 spots since 2024 (#2,750 → #4,396)
- 1,668 spots since 2020 (#2,728 → #4,396)
- 1,796 spots since 2015 (#2,600 → #4,396)
- Biggest jump: 509 spots in 1912 (#1,190 → #681)
- Biggest drop: 306 spots in 1896 (#795 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · boys
60 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1949 at #329 (433 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1912–1996
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,097
- Highest: 1 in 4,097 boys born in 1949 were named Galen (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 17.8% of all boys named Galen (2,938) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #878 (1889) | #878 |
| 1890s | 24 | #795 (1895) | #987 |
| 1900s | 52 | #798 (1906) | #1,036 |
| 1910s | 519 | #645 (1914) | #782 |
| 1920s | 1,039 | #527 (1929) | #621 |
| 1930s | 1,352 | #438 (1939) | #498 |
| 1940s | 2,445 | #329 (1949) | #413 |
| 1950s | 2,938 | #351 (1951) | #429 |
| 1960s | 1,957 | #525 (1961) | #557 |
| 1970s | 1,642 | #556 (1970) | #649 |
| 1980s | 1,542 | #661 (1986) | #724 |
| 1990s | 1,447 | #766 (1990) | #922 |
| 2000s | 791 | #1,175 (2000) | #1,791 |
| 2010s | 497 | #2,175 (2014) | #2,595 |
| 2020s | 249 | #2,616 (2022) | #3,074 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Galen in 1973
boys
#642
154 births · 1 in 10,121 boys
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 10,121 of them was named Galen, which outranked 89.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Galen
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.