Gala

Gala

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Gala first appears in the data in 1919 and has been recorded in 94 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 99 babies (rank #1,056 that year). In 2024 it was given to 80 girls (rank #2,306). The name has been rising over the last five years.

2,112

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1919	6	#4,465
1923	5	#5,241
1926	5	#5,138
1927	5	#5,087
1929	6	#4,259
1931	11	#2,639
1934	7	#3,580
1935	9	#3,011
1936	5	#4,445
1937	7	#3,570
1938	7	#3,613
1939	15	#2,152
1940	10	#2,812
1941	11	#2,731
1942	14	#2,463
1943	13	#2,602
1944	12	#2,674
1945	13	#2,512
1946	14	#2,652
1947	17	#2,486
1948	18	#2,361
1949	17	#2,447
1950	16	#2,588
1951	27	#1,899
1952	15	#2,851
1953	23	#2,194
1954	32	#1,852
1955	25	#2,179
1956	35	#1,808
1957	28	#2,084
1958	26	#2,227
1959	20	#2,621
1960	27	#2,263
1961	18	#2,993
1962	27	#2,329
1963	14	#3,514
1964	32	#2,119
1965	99	#1,056
1966	66	#1,336
1967	36	#1,957
1968	51	#1,611
1969	47	#1,793
1970	36	#2,211
1971	26	#2,753
1972	29	#2,474
1973	22	#3,049
1974	15	#4,093
1975	14	#4,420
1976	14	#4,429
1977	19	#3,802
1978	7	#7,889
1981	5	#10,929
1982	12	#5,651
1983	8	#7,521
1985	10	#6,611
1986	7	#8,846
1987	12	#6,049
1988	5	#12,434
1989	7	#10,057
1990	6	#11,868
1991	6	#12,006
1992	5	#14,006
1993	11	#7,683
1994	13	#6,811
1995	11	#7,695
1996	10	#8,364
1997	8	#10,114
1998	10	#8,810
1999	13	#7,385
2000	8	#11,076
2001	16	#6,719
2002	7	#12,663
2003	8	#11,677
2004	16	#7,192
2005	12	#9,079
2006	11	#10,136
2007	13	#9,179
2008	13	#9,142
2009	16	#7,802
2010	19	#6,735
2011	24	#5,612
2012	65	#2,717
2013	67	#2,640
2014	41	#3,735
2015	47	#3,402
2016	55	#3,027
2017	51	#3,171
2018	39	#3,807
2019	51	#3,138
2020	45	#3,417
2021	46	#3,408
2022	60	#2,833
2023	70	#2,525
2024	80	#2,306

Year

Babies

Rank

1919

#4,465

1923

#5,241

1926

#5,138

1927

#5,087

1929

#4,259

1931

#2,639

1934

#3,580

1935

#3,011

1936

#4,445

1937

#3,570

1938

#3,613

1939

#2,152

1940

#2,812

1941

#2,731

1942

#2,463

1943

#2,602

1944

#2,674

1945

#2,512

1946

#2,652

1947

#2,486

1948

#2,361

1949

#2,447

1950

#2,588

1951

#1,899

1952

#2,851

1953

#2,194

1954

#1,852

1955

#2,179

1956

#1,808

1957

#2,084

1958

#2,227

1959

#2,621

1960

#2,263

1961

#2,993

1962

#2,329

1963

#3,514

1964

#2,119

1965

#1,056

1966

#1,336

1967

#1,957

1968

#1,611

1969

#1,793

1970

#2,211

1971

#2,753

1972

#2,474

1973

#3,049

1974

#4,093

1975

#4,420

1976

#4,429

1977

#3,802

1978

#7,889

1981

#10,929

1982

#5,651

1983

#7,521

1985

#6,611

1986

#8,846

1987

#6,049

1988

#12,434

1989

#10,057

1990

#11,868

1991

#12,006

1992

#14,006

1993

#7,683

1994

#6,811

1995

#7,695

1996

#8,364

1997

#10,114

1998

#8,810

1999

#7,385

2000

#11,076

2001

#6,719

2002

#12,663

2003

#11,677

2004

#7,192

2005

#9,079

2006

#10,136

2007

#9,179

2008

#9,142

2009

#7,802

2010

#6,735

2011

#5,612

2012

#2,717

2013

#2,640

2014

#3,735

2015

#3,402

2016

#3,027

2017

#3,171

2018

#3,807

2019

#3,138

2020

#3,417

2021

#3,408

2022

#2,833

2023

#2,525

2024

#2,306

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Gala in 2024

Other girls' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail