Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 62% girls / 38% boys
Origin: EnglishGale is a given name. It has seen masculine and feminine use consecutively in the United States. Gale as a man's name is from an English surname, ultimately from Middle English gaile "jovial". As a woman's name, it is often a short form of the name Abigail.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gale yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 5 | #1,509 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,672 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,441 |
| 1900 | 10 | #1,262 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,591 |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,474 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,655 |
| 1910 | 7 | #2,009 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,489 |
| 1912 | 9 | #2,038 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,413 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,622 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,541 |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,459 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,799 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,775 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,620 |
| 1920 | 35 | #1,325 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,210 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,656 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,438 |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,655 |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,547 |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,270 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,286 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,275 |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,428 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,444 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1932 | 42 | #1,101 |
| 1933 | 40 | #1,105 |
| 1934 | 78 | #757 |
| 1935 | 122 | #587 |
| 1936 | 122 | #597 |
| 1937 | 147 | #556 |
| 1938 | 152 | #553 |
| 1939 | 288 | #394 |
| 1940 | 389 | #323 |
| 1941 | 338 | #365 |
| 1942 | 365 | #369 |
| 1943 | 425 | #348 |
| 1944 | 383 | #352 |
| 1945 | 447 | #321 |
| 1946 | 566 | #310 |
| 1947 | 796 | #271 |
| 1948 | 600 | #316 |
| 1949 | 591 | #319 |
| 1950 | 662 | #301 |
| 1951 | 814 | #275 |
| 1952 | 820 | #283 |
| 1953 | 947 | #264 |
| 1954 | 1,015 | #259 |
| 1955 | 1,030 | #260 |
| 1956 | 1,077 | #255 |
| 1957 | 1,210 | #245 |
| 1958 | 1,052 | #272 |
| 1959 | 852 | #320 |
| 1960 | 587 | #393 |
| 1961 | 478 | #446 |
| 1962 | 329 | #539 |
| 1963 | 324 | #538 |
| 1964 | 290 | #583 |
| 1965 | 234 | #640 |
| 1966 | 234 | #621 |
| 1967 | 206 | #669 |
| 1968 | 160 | #792 |
| 1969 | 155 | #829 |
| 1970 | 128 | #982 |
| 1971 | 97 | #1,182 |
| 1972 | 96 | #1,141 |
| 1973 | 71 | #1,391 |
| 1974 | 65 | #1,503 |
| 1975 | 56 | #1,692 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,110 |
| 1977 | 36 | #2,436 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,584 |
| 1979 | 27 | #3,097 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,890 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,048 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,659 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,269 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,446 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,894 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,415 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,392 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,917 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,258 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,482 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,832 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,859 |
| 1994 | 5 | #14,170 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #14,246 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,436 |
| 1999 | 6 | #13,241 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,860 |
| 2005 | 8 | #12,208 |
| 2011 | 6 | #15,470 |
| 2013 | 6 | #15,253 |
| 2017 | 5 | #16,703 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,899 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,972 |
