Is Gala a boy or girl name?

Gala is a girl’s name. Of the 2,186 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Gala

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Gala was most popular in 1965, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,757 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,430, with 71 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,186 people named Gala.

Gala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gala’s peak in 1965. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,186 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gala

Where Gala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org