Galen Popularity by Year
Follow Galen across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Galen 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 | 23 | #4,396 | Down 1,646 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 47 | #2,750 | Up 427 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 38 | #3,177 | Down 561 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 51 | #2,616 | Up 159 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 45 | #2,775 | Down 47 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 45 | #2,728 | Down 102 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 49 | #2,626 | Down 301 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 57 | #2,325 | Up 20 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 55 | #2,345 | Up 1,096 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 32 | #3,441 | Down 841 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 47 | #2,600 | Down 425 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 62 | #2,175 | Up 286 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 50 | #2,461 | Down 135 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 55 | #2,326 | Up 1,108 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 31 | #3,434 | Down 1,222 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 59 | #2,212 | Up 274 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 51 | #2,486 | Down 195 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 57 | #2,291 | Up 352 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 46 | #2,643 | Down 633 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 66 | #2,010 | Down 336 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 80 | #1,674 | Down 119 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 6 | #14,502 | Down 2,094 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 85 | #1,555 | Down 135 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 93 | #1,420 | Down 117 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 7 | #12,408 | Down 2,926 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 103 | #1,303 | Up 54 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 10 | #9,482 | Up 4,039 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 94 | #1,357 | Down 182 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 6 | #13,521 | Down 5,298 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 116 | #1,175 | Down 80 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 122 | #1,095 | Down 78 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 11 | #8,223 | Down 2,860 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 133 | #1,017 | Up 93 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 19 | #5,363 | Up 263 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 114 | #1,110 | Down 196 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 17 | #5,626 | Up 145 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 143 | #914 | Down 27 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 16 | #5,771 | Down 94 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 152 | #887 | Down 6 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 16 | #5,677 | Up 307 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 151 | #881 | Down 23 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 15 | #5,984 | Down 1,884 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 152 | #858 | Up 9 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 25 | #4,100 | Up 136 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 148 | #867 | Down 40 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 24 | #4,236 | Up 3,751 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 156 | #827 | Down 61 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 10 | #7,987 | Down 3,119 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 176 | #766 | Up 16 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 19 | #4,868 | Up 1,663 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 161 | #782 | Down 4 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 12 | #6,531 | Down 254 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 147 | #778 | Down 66 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 12 | #6,277 | Up 1,710 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 164 | #712 | Down 51 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 8 | #7,987 | Down 238 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 184 | #661 | Up 37 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 8 | #7,749 | Down 2,071 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 159 | #698 | Up 12 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 12 | #5,678 | Up 1,720 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 151 | #710 | Up 11 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 8 | #7,398 | Down 86 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 143 | #721 | Up 61 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 8 | #7,312 | Down 941 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 126 | #782 | Down 76 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 10 | #6,371 | Down 486 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 150 | #706 | Down 12 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 11 | #5,885 | Up 904 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 157 | #694 | Down 1 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 9 | #6,789 | Up 3,421 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 152 | #693 | Down 20 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 5 | #10,210 | Down 2,561 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 154 | #673 | Up 64 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 7 | #7,649 | Down 757 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 135 | #737 | Down 26 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 8 | #6,892 | Up 2,392 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 138 | #711 | Down 115 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 5 | #9,284 | Down 2,800 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 183 | #596 | Up 102 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 8 | #6,484 | Down 2,025 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 138 | #698 | Down 56 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 13 | #4,459 | Up 2,833 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 154 | #642 | Down 57 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 185 | #585 | Up 15 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 930 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 191 | #600 | Down 44 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 212 | #556 | Up 19 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 7 | #6,362 | Up 255 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 187 | #575 | Down 14 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 6 | #6,617 | Down 1,470 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 182 | #561 | Up 9 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 8 | #5,147 | Down 522 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 174 | #570 | Up 5 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 9 | #4,625 | Up 1,184 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 173 | #575 | Up 19 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 6 | #5,809 | Down 1,315 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 164 | #594 | Down 61 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 9 | #4,494 | Up 514 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 215 | #533 | Up 24 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 8 | #5,008 | Up 883 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 201 | #557 | Down 12 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 6 | #5,891 | Up 687 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 213 | #545 | Down 20 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5 | #6,578 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 228 | #525 | Up 8 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | Down 1,942 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 220 | #533 | Down 33 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 246 | #500 | Down 4 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 8 | #4,625 | Up 752 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 245 | #496 | Down 15 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 262 | #481 | Down 32 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 6 | #5,377 | Down 540 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 284 | #449 | Down 21 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 7 | #4,837 | Up 991 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 293 | #428 | Down 19 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 5 | #5,828 | Down 1,550 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 307 | #409 | Down 1 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 8 | #4,278 | Down 1,357 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 293 | #408 | Down 13 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 14 | #2,921 | No rank change |
| 1952 | Boys | 304 | #395 | Down 44 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 14 | #2,921 | Up 1,464 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 378 | #351 | Up 23 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 7 | #4,385 | Up 353 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 326 | #374 | Down 45 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 6 | #4,738 | Down 846 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 433 | #329 | Up 38 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 8 | #3,892 | Down 755 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 342 | #367 | Up 30 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 11 | #3,137 | Up 1,208 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 299 | #397 | Up 38 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 7 | #4,345 | Down 351 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 210 | #435 | Down 11 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 7 | #3,994 | Down 318 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 198 | #424 | Down 13 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 7 | #3,676 | Up 898 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 214 | #411 | Up 30 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 5 | #4,574 | Down 2,222 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 204 | #441 | Down 11 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 15 | #2,352 | Up 1,990 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 204 | #430 | Up 20 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 171 | #450 | Down 7 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 170 | #443 | Down 5 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 169 | #438 | Up 22 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 157 | #460 | Up 25 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 5 | #4,342 | — |
| 1937 | Boys | 138 | #485 | Down 8 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 139 | #477 | Up 2 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 140 | #479 | Up 13 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 136 | #492 | Up 3 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 128 | #495 | Up 33 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 122 | #528 | Up 4 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 119 | #532 | Up 59 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 104 | #591 | Down 64 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 122 | #527 | Up 81 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 101 | #608 | Down 55 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 124 | #553 | Up 66 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 103 | #619 | Down 19 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 110 | #600 | Up 42 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 99 | #642 | Down 53 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 114 | #589 | Up 97 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 90 | #686 | Down 21 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 95 | #665 | Up 56 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 81 | #721 | Down 17 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 79 | #704 | Up 57 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 72 | #761 | Down 12 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 69 | #749 | Down 64 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 75 | #685 | Up 74 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 62 | #759 | Down 114 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 61 | #645 | Up 75 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 41 | #720 | Down 39 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 39 | #681 | Up 509 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 9 | #1,190 | Down 262 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 12 | #928 | Up 227 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 7 | #1,155 | Down 134 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 8 | #1,021 | Down 91 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 9 | #930 | Down 132 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 10 | #798 | Up 293 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 6 | #1,091 | Up 114 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 5 | #1,205 | Down 155 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 7 | #1,050 | Up 1 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 5 | #1,051 | Down 49 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 6 | #1,002 | Up 99 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 5 | #1,101 | Down 306 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 8 | #795 | Up 83 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 6 | #878 | — |