Gale Popularity by Year
Follow Gale across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Gale birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 13 | #6,446 | Up 23 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 13 | #6,469 | Down 542 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 15 | #5,927 | Up 4,936 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5 | #15,194 | Down 2,746 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Down 1,309 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Up 202 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Down 3,720 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 7 | #12,448 | Up 3,454 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 14 | #6,036 | Up 1,510 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 10 | #7,546 | Up 1,270 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Down 1,320 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 8 | #8,816 | Down 72 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 8 | #8,744 | Down 614 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 9 | #8,130 | Up 659 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 8 | #8,789 | Up 3,764 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Up 242 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 6 | #14,824 | Down 2,990 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 2,765 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Up 1,684 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 2,829 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 8 | #11,834 | Up 3,197 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 7 | #8,643 | Up 2,024 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 3,251 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Up 694 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 5 | #15,031 | Down 2,343 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 6 | #12,688 | Down 2,566 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 8 | #10,122 | Up 3,396 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 139 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 2,519 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 5 | #13,518 | Down 3,004 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 7 | #10,514 | Up 2,916 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 10 | #5,452 | Down 1,005 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 5 | #13,430 | Down 2,951 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 13 | #4,447 | Up 1,681 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 8 | #6,128 | Down 1,032 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 7 | #10,479 | Down 1,891 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 10 | #5,096 | Up 727 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 9 | #8,588 | Down 1,285 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 8 | #5,823 | Down 1,806 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 11 | #7,303 | Up 734 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 13 | #4,017 | Up 769 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 9 | #8,037 | Down 346 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 9 | #4,786 | Down 213 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 9 | #7,691 | Down 2,379 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 9 | #4,573 | Up 759 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 14 | #5,312 | Down 965 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Down 1,527 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 18 | #4,347 | Down 495 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 11 | #3,805 | Down 849 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 21 | #3,852 | Up 2,439 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 15 | #2,956 | Up 674 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 10 | #6,291 | Down 3,049 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 11 | #3,630 | Down 348 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 25 | #3,242 | Down 597 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 13 | #3,282 | Down 1,286 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 35 | #2,645 | Up 1,360 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 27 | #1,996 | Up 540 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 19 | #4,005 | Down 1,139 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 19 | #2,536 | Down 71 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 31 | #2,866 | Up 212 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 19 | #2,465 | Up 8 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 27 | #3,078 | Down 506 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 18 | #2,473 | Down 203 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 33 | #2,572 | Down 149 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 20 | #2,270 | Down 216 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 36 | #2,423 | Down 324 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 23 | #2,054 | Down 424 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 41 | #2,099 | Down 410 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 31 | #1,630 | Down 432 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 56 | #1,689 | Down 190 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 48 | #1,198 | Down 12 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 65 | #1,499 | Down 111 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 48 | #1,186 | Up 178 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 71 | #1,388 | Down 247 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 38 | #1,364 | Down 338 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 96 | #1,141 | Up 35 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 63 | #1,026 | Up 106 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 97 | #1,176 | Down 197 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 53 | #1,132 | Down 212 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 128 | #979 | Down 153 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 68 | #920 | Up 86 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 155 | #826 | Down 35 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 54 | #1,006 | Down 113 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 160 | #791 | Down 122 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 65 | #893 | Up 2 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 206 | #669 | Down 48 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 65 | #895 | Down 75 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 234 | #621 | Up 19 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 81 | #820 | Down 21 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 234 | #640 | Down 59 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 89 | #799 | Down 4 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 290 | #581 | Down 43 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 91 | #795 | Down 9 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 324 | #538 | Up 1 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 94 | #786 | Down 17 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 329 | #539 | Down 93 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 101 | #769 | Down 78 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 478 | #446 | Down 53 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 129 | #691 | Up 39 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 587 | #393 | Down 74 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 110 | #730 | Down 70 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 852 | #319 | Down 47 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 136 | #660 | Down 41 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 1,052 | #272 | Down 28 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 154 | #619 | Down 76 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 1,210 | #244 | Up 11 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 193 | #543 | Down 26 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 1,077 | #255 | Up 5 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 199 | #517 | Down 64 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 1,030 | #260 | Down 1 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 254 | #453 | Down 15 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 1,015 | #259 | Up 5 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 263 | #438 | Down 57 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 947 | #264 | Up 19 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 324 | #381 | Down 6 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 820 | #283 | Down 8 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 329 | #375 | Down 3 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 814 | #275 | Up 26 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 333 | #372 | Up 8 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 662 | #301 | Up 18 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 314 | #380 | Down 19 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 591 | #319 | Down 5 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 349 | #361 | Down 9 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 601 | #314 | Down 43 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 377 | #352 | Up 18 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 796 | #271 | Up 39 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 305 | #370 | Down 19 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 566 | #310 | Up 11 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 287 | #351 | Up 3 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 447 | #321 | Up 32 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 283 | #354 | Down 3 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 382 | #353 | Down 5 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 302 | #351 | No rank change |
| 1943 | Girls | 425 | #348 | Up 21 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 298 | #351 | Down 10 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 365 | #369 | Down 4 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 287 | #341 | Down 18 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 338 | #365 | Down 42 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 307 | #323 | Down 2 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 389 | #323 | Up 69 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 291 | #321 | Up 3 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 288 | #392 | Up 160 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 292 | #324 | Down 2 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 152 | #552 | Up 4 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 284 | #322 | Up 22 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 147 | #556 | Up 41 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 250 | #344 | Up 7 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 122 | #597 | Down 10 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 244 | #351 | Down 15 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 122 | #587 | Up 169 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 262 | #336 | Up 36 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 78 | #756 | Up 346 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 213 | #372 | No rank change |
| 1933 | Girls | 40 | #1,102 | Down 5 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 224 | #372 | Up 63 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 42 | #1,097 | Up 653 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 169 | #435 | Down 17 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 20 | #1,750 | Down 316 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 199 | #418 | Up 38 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 29 | #1,434 | Down 15 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 168 | #456 | Down 11 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 29 | #1,419 | Down 148 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 181 | #445 | Down 65 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 36 | #1,271 | Up 7 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 241 | #380 | Up 56 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 38 | #1,278 | Down 16 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 192 | #436 | Down 3 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 38 | #1,262 | Up 273 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 190 | #433 | Down 49 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 29 | #1,535 | Up 108 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 243 | #384 | Up 6 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 27 | #1,643 | Down 215 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 232 | #390 | Up 71 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 32 | #1,428 | Up 218 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 180 | #461 | Down 39 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 26 | #1,646 | Down 441 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 205 | #422 | Up 35 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 41 | #1,205 | Up 107 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 176 | #457 | Up 37 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 35 | #1,312 | Up 292 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 145 | #494 | Down 20 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 25 | #1,604 | Up 150 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 155 | #474 | Up 47 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 22 | #1,754 | Up 19 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 123 | #521 | Up 16 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 20 | #1,773 | Down 328 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 114 | #537 | Up 13 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 26 | #1,445 | Up 78 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 104 | #550 | Down 30 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 23 | #1,523 | Up 80 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 89 | #520 | Up 44 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 17 | #1,603 | Up 728 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 59 | #564 | Up 85 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 8 | #2,331 | Down 350 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 42 | #649 | Up 18 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 9 | #1,981 | Down 531 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 22 | #667 | Up 261 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 11 | #1,450 | Up 485 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 12 | #928 | Down 370 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 7 | #1,935 | Down 328 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 22 | #558 | Up 27 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 8 | #1,607 | Down 168 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 19 | #585 | Up 79 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 9 | #1,439 | Up 99 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 15 | #664 | Up 77 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 11 | #741 | Up 323 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 7 | #1,538 | Down 307 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 6 | #1,064 | Down 408 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 12 | #656 | Up 138 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 9 | #794 | Down 157 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 11 | #637 | Up 199 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 10 | #836 | Up 166 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 10 | #1,231 | Up 154 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 6 | #1,002 | Down 418 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 13 | #584 | Up 394 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 6 | #1,385 | Up 198 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 5 | #1,583 | Down 146 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 6 | #978 | Down 384 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 12 | #594 | Up 21 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 11 | #615 | Up 379 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 5 | #1,437 | — |
| 1890 | Boys | 5 | #994 | Up 37 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 5 | #1,031 | Down 212 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 6 | #819 | Up 73 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 5 | #892 | — |