How Many People Are Named Galan?
An estimated 67 people in the United States have the first name Galan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Galan peaked in popularity in 1961 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galan 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 Galan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Galan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
67
About 1 in 5,115,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1961
9 births
Total Registered
81
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galan
Galan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 81 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Galan as a male name
Ranked #9,493 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1961 (9 births)
Galan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galan span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 22 babies were registered. While Galan is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Galan by Decade
How has Galan 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.
Galan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galan
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galan?
We estimate approximately 67 people named Galan 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 5,115,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Galan a common name?
Galan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galan most popular?
Galan reached peak popularity in 1961, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galan is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galan a male name?
Galan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galan Smith, Galan Johnson, Galan 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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