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Gale
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62% girls / 38% boys
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Where babies named Gale are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Gale is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Gale is most common in New Jersey (1.7 times), Maryland (1.6) and Connecticut (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Gale are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Gale is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Gale is most common in Nebraska (5.9 times), Kansas (4.4) and Iowa (3.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 23% | 77% |
| 1900s | 23% | 77% |
| 1910s | 16% | 84% |
| 1920s | 14% | 86% |
| 1930s | 30% | 70% |
| 1940s | 61% | 39% |
| 1950s | 81% | 19% |
| 1960s | 78% | 22% |
| 1970s | 64% | 36% |
| 1980s | 59% | 41% |
| 1990s | 49% | 51% |
| 2000s | 26% | 74% |
| 2010s | 27% | 73% |
| 2020s | 8% | 92% |