How Many People Are Named Galloway?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Galloway. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Galloway peaked in popularity in 1989 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galloway 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 Galloway paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Galloway is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1989
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galloway
Galloway is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Galloway as a male name
Ranked #12,706 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Galloway: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galloway span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5 babies were registered. Galloway remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Galloway by Decade
How has Galloway 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.
Galloway + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galloway as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galloway
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galloway: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galloway?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Galloway 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Galloway a common name?
Galloway is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galloway most popular?
Galloway reached peak popularity in 1989, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galloway is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galloway a male name?
Galloway is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galloway Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galloway Smith, Galloway Johnson, Galloway 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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