NameTides

Gala

Gala was the #2,485 girls' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales.

Gala as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Gala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Gala as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,485 (71)#3,035 (8)——
2024#2,265 (82)#3,016 (8)——
2023#2,517 (70)#2,346 (11)#749 (3)#2,900 (6)
2022#2,821 (60)#3,534 (6)—#3,228 (5)
2021#3,390 (46)#3,961 (5)——
2020#3,399 (45)#2,615 (9)——
2019#3,130 (51)#3,541 (6)——
2018#3,789 (39)#2,901 (8)——
2017#3,091 (52)#3,229 (7)——
2016#3,010 (55)#3,609 (6)—#2,892 (6)
2015#3,389 (47)#5,730 (3)——
2014#3,719 (41)———
2013#2,626 (67)#4,739 (4)——
2012#2,708 (65)#5,876 (3)——
2011#5,543 (24)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1965 at #1,055.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1919.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gala is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gala by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #1,112FL
Gala (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GalaCanadaGirls—too few
GalaEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
GalaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GalaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GalaScotlandGirls—too few
GalaUSGirls#2,48571