How Many People Are Named Gala?
An estimated 1,786 people in the United States have the first name Gala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Gala peaked in popularity in 1965 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,786
About 1 in 191,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1965
99 births
Total Registered
2,112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gala
Gala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,112 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gala as a female name
Ranked #2,306 in 2024
80 female births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (99 births)
Gala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gala span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 459 babies were registered. While Gala is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gala by Decade
How has Gala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gala by State
Birth registrations for Gala span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arizona, Arkansas. On average, about 48 Galas were registered per state.
Gala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gala
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gala?
We estimate approximately 1,786 people named Gala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 191,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Gala a common name?
Gala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gala most popular?
Gala reached peak popularity in 1965, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gala is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gala a female name?
Gala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gala Smith, Gala Johnson, Gala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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