First Name GALE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GALE is ranked as the 771st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 54,108.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 16.97 people named GALE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 68% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GALE is 23,202.
  • The SSA data also shows that GALE is used as a girl's name 64% of the time.

First Names GALE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 54,108 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 771
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 23,202
  • National Rank 1,301
  • Percentile Rank 98.59%
  • Proportion/100k 7.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GALE is 81.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 12.6% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GALE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GALE is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GALE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.0% 63.9% 17.1%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 12.6% 12.3% 0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GALE is California where 4,914 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GALE, as 46.64 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,510 19.49 98.8% Indiana 1,445 21.91 98.0% Iowa 665 21.39 97.6% Kansas 914 31.48 96.8% Michigan 2,138 21.57 99.2% Minnesota 944 17.3 98.3% Missouri 572 19.09 96.4% Nebraska 710 37.71 96.2% North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6% Ohio 2,469 21.3 98.6% South Dakota 398 46.64 93.1% Wisconsin 1,149 19.95 98.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,510 19.49 98.8%
Indiana 1,445 21.91 98.0%
Iowa 665 21.39 97.6%
Kansas 914 31.48 96.8%
Michigan 2,138 21.57 99.2%
Minnesota 944 17.3 98.3%
Missouri 572 19.09 96.4%
Nebraska 710 37.71 96.2%
North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6%
Ohio 2,469 21.3 98.6%
South Dakota 398 46.64 93.1%
Wisconsin 1,149 19.95 98.4%
West State Statistics First-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 159 21.62 87.3% Arizona 1,481 22 97.6% California 4,914 12.67 99.2% Colorado 1,202 22.44 97.6% Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7% Idaho 578 35.35 95.5% Montana 275 26.82 92.1% Nevada 532 18.74 96.0% New Mexico 364 17.47 93.5% Oregon 921 23.19 97.2% Utah 530 18.01 95.5% Washington 1,379 19.53 98.6% Wyoming 252 43.1 91.6%

West States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 159 21.62 87.3%
Arizona 1,481 22 97.6%
California 4,914 12.67 99.2%
Colorado 1,202 22.44 97.6%
Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7%
Idaho 578 35.35 95.5%
Montana 275 26.82 92.1%
Nevada 532 18.74 96.0%
New Mexico 364 17.47 93.5%
Oregon 921 23.19 97.2%
Utah 530 18.01 95.5%
Washington 1,379 19.53 98.6%
Wyoming 252 43.1 91.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 449 12.48 96.4% Maine 143 10.72 88.9% Massachusetts 997 14.79 97.4% New Hampshire 159 11.97 91.0% New Jersey 1,293 14.46 98.1% New York 2,447 12.39 99.0% Pennsylvania 2,389 18.68 98.7% Rhode Island 182 17.28 92.8% Vermont 114 18.14 91.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 449 12.48 96.4%
Maine 143 10.72 88.9%
Massachusetts 997 14.79 97.4%
New Hampshire 159 11.97 91.0%
New Jersey 1,293 14.46 98.1%
New York 2,447 12.39 99.0%
Pennsylvania 2,389 18.68 98.7%
Rhode Island 182 17.28 92.8%
Vermont 114 18.14 91.9%
South State Statistics First-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 735 15.16 97.2% Arkansas 532 17.93 96.1% Delaware 210 22.43 96.5% Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 91.1% Florida 2,972 14.94 99.2% Georgia 1,621 16.06 98.5% Kentucky 732 16.6 96.6% Louisiana 777 16.71 97.0% Maryland 1,172 19.61 98.5% Mississippi 572 19.09 96.4% North Carolina 1,732 17.42 98.8% Oklahoma 826 21.31 96.9% South Carolina 919 19.02 97.4% Tennessee 1,430 21.83 98.2% Texas 3,148 11.68 99.1% Virginia 1,624 19.5 98.5% West Virginia 391 21.13 93.4%

South States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 735 15.16 97.2%
Arkansas 532 17.93 96.1%
Delaware 210 22.43 96.5%
Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 91.1%
Florida 2,972 14.94 99.2%
Georgia 1,621 16.06 98.5%
Kentucky 732 16.6 96.6%
Louisiana 777 16.71 97.0%
Maryland 1,172 19.61 98.5%
Mississippi 572 19.09 96.4%
North Carolina 1,732 17.42 98.8%
Oklahoma 826 21.31 96.9%
South Carolina 919 19.02 97.4%
Tennessee 1,430 21.83 98.2%
Texas 3,148 11.68 99.1%
Virginia 1,624 19.5 98.5%
West Virginia 391 21.13 93.4%
 

Full Names with GALE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GALE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GALE.

The most popular full name is GALE Smith. 1.00% of all the people named GALE have this family name.

There are 6559 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GALE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GALE Smith 1.00%
2 GALE Johnson 0.73%
3 GALE Brown 0.57%
4 GALE Jones 0.56%
5 GALE Miller 0.48%
6 GALE Davis 0.46%
7 GALE Williams 0.46%
8 GALE Anderson 0.36%
9 GALE Taylor 0.34%
10 GALE Nelson 0.32%
11 GALE Allen 0.31%
12 GALE Hill 0.30%
13 GALE White 0.30%
14 GALE Martin 0.29%
15 GALE Wilson 0.29%
16 GALE Thompson 0.28%
17 GALE Wright 0.27%
18 GALE Adams 0.25%
19 GALE Jackson 0.25%
20 GALE Hall 0.24%