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Gal Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gal?

In 2018 the rare name Gal, ranked the 8,738th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Gal would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #3,805 in 1951.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1995 with 14 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Gal was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Sometimes the name Gal has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Gal's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Gal lately has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gal?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gal is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Gal (Girl)Gal (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,738 < 5 --
2017 9 10,969 < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 6 15,103 < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- 6 11,090
2005 5 17,332 12 6,349
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- 9 7,441
2002 7 12,656 5 11,254
2001 10 9,619 5 11,126
2000 12 8,202 5 10,962
1999 6 13,238 < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- 12 5,245
1997 < 5 -- 11 5,401
1996 7 10,960 14 4,460
1995 14 6,371 5 9,323
1994 < 5 -- 7 7,223
1993 5 14,233 8 6,409
1992 5 14,004 12 4,662
1991 6 12,001 10 5,226
1990 < 5 -- 6 7,476
1989 6 11,299 5 8,325
1988 5 12,428 6 6,695
1987 6 10,277 < 5 --
1986 5 11,523 < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- 5 6,656
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1961 5 6,887 < 5 --
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 7 5,056 < 5 --
1957 < 5 -- < 5 --
1956 6 5,505 < 5 --
1955 5 6,151 < 5 --
1954 < 5 -- < 5 --
1953 6 5,251 < 5 --
1952 < 5 -- < 5 --
1951 9 3,805 < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 5 5,513 < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 5 5,592 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.