How Many People Are Named Galo?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Galo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Galo peaked in popularity in 1972 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galo 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 Galo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1972
14 births
Total Registered
368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galo
Galo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 368 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Galo as a male name
Ranked #10,191 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Galo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galo span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 87 babies were registered. While Galo is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Galo by Decade
How has Galo 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.
Galo by State
Galo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galo
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galo?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Galo 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 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Galo a common name?
Galo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galo most popular?
Galo reached peak popularity in 1972, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galo is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galo a male name?
Galo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galo Smith, Galo Johnson, Galo 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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