Baby name

Galen

Boy

Classic name

1949 was its best year: 433 births, or 1 baby in 8,046. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 128 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 4395.

16,500births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 329rank at its peak, in 1949

Where babies named Galen are born

1949

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The darker the blue, the more common Galen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Galen is most common in Kansas (9.1 times), Maine (7.7) and Iowa (4.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Glen 125,706
Jalen 40,836
Gale 12,437
Kalen 4,629
Gaven 3,839
Calen 2,494

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