Gala
Gala was the 2495th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1056th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 907 places. More babies were named Gala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,495 girls, up 922 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196599 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,186babies recorded
Gala popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,495 | 71 |
| 2020 | #3,417 | 45 |
| 2010 | #6,736 | 19 |
| 2000 | #11,076 | 8 |
| 1990 | #11,869 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #2,211 | 36 |
| 1960 | #2,263 | 27 |
| 1950 | #2,588 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,812 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gala, counting every spelling?
Gala has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gala?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gala (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gala born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gala.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gala?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Gala are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 9 and 60. That makes Gala mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gala by state
How common Gala was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.5×), Texas (2.2×), California (1.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gala: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gala, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gala
How popular is the name Gala?
Gala was the 2495th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1056th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 907 places. More babies were named Gala in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gala a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gala in the US.
Where is Gala most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gala was most common in Florida (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.