Last Name GALE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GALE is ranked as the 1590th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 25,027.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.85 people named GALE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 68% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GALE is 17,936, the rank is 2,197 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GALE is 5.63.

Last Names GALE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 25,027 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,590
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,936
  • National Rank 2,197
  • Proportion/100k 5.63

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GALE is 85.1% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 9.2% Black, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 85.1% 63.9% 21.2%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 9.2% 12.3% -3.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.9% -4.0%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GALE is California where 3,368 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GALE, as 35.74 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Utah 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,385 10.75 99.5% Indiana 313 4.75 97.0% Iowa 264 8.49 97.8% Kansas 190 6.54 95.7% Michigan 1,331 13.43 99.6% Minnesota 585 10.71 99.2% Missouri 213 7.1 94.0% Nebraska 131 6.98 94.9% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.8% Ohio 977 8.42 99.1% South Dakota 88 10.36 92.5% Wisconsin 310 5.39 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,385 10.75 99.5%
Indiana 313 4.75 97.0%
Iowa 264 8.49 97.8%
Kansas 190 6.54 95.7%
Michigan 1,331 13.43 99.6%
Minnesota 585 10.71 99.2%
Missouri 213 7.1 94.0%
Nebraska 131 6.98 94.9%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.8%
Ohio 977 8.42 99.1%
South Dakota 88 10.36 92.5%
Wisconsin 310 5.39 98.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 93.6% Arizona 812 12.07 99.2% California 3,368 8.68 99.6% Colorado 723 13.49 99.2% Hawaii 96 6.79 95.2% Idaho 226 13.85 97.3% Montana 63 6.13 91.6% Nevada 321 11.31 98.4% New Mexico 207 9.92 96.7% Oregon 416 10.49 98.5% Utah 1,052 35.74 99.1% Washington 894 12.66 99.4% Wyoming 159 27.14 97.5%

West States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 93.6%
Arizona 812 12.07 99.2%
California 3,368 8.68 99.6%
Colorado 723 13.49 99.2%
Hawaii 96 6.79 95.2%
Idaho 226 13.85 97.3%
Montana 63 6.13 91.6%
Nevada 321 11.31 98.4%
New Mexico 207 9.92 96.7%
Oregon 416 10.49 98.5%
Utah 1,052 35.74 99.1%
Washington 894 12.66 99.4%
Wyoming 159 27.14 97.5%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 294 8.16 98.2% Maine 41 3.06 81.4% Massachusetts 718 10.64 98.7% New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.4% New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8% New York 1,507 7.63 99.4% Pennsylvania 775 6.06 98.9% Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.3% Vermont 114 18.14 96.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 294 8.16 98.2%
Maine 41 3.06 81.4%
Massachusetts 718 10.64 98.7%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.4%
New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8%
New York 1,507 7.63 99.4%
Pennsylvania 775 6.06 98.9%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.3%
Vermont 114 18.14 96.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names GALE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 167 3.44 93.3% Arkansas 122 4.1 92.4% Delaware 128 13.69 97.9% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 87.0% Florida 1,562 7.85 99.5% Georgia 475 4.7 97.7% Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6% Louisiana 234 5.04 94.8% Maryland 537 8.99 98.9% Mississippi 213 7.1 94.0% North Carolina 526 5.29 98.1% Oklahoma 185 4.78 94.4% South Carolina 271 5.62 96.5% Tennessee 248 3.78 95.9% Texas 1,138 4.22 98.8% Virginia 524 6.29 98.3% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.0%

South States
State stats for the first name GALE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 167 3.44 93.3%
Arkansas 122 4.1 92.4%
Delaware 128 13.69 97.9%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 87.0%
Florida 1,562 7.85 99.5%
Georgia 475 4.7 97.7%
Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6%
Louisiana 234 5.04 94.8%
Maryland 537 8.99 98.9%
Mississippi 213 7.1 94.0%
North Carolina 526 5.29 98.1%
Oklahoma 185 4.78 94.4%
South Carolina 271 5.62 96.5%
Tennessee 248 3.78 95.9%
Texas 1,138 4.22 98.8%
Virginia 524 6.29 98.3%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.0%
 

Full Names with GALE as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GALE as a last 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 James GALE. 2.00% of all the people named GALE have this given name.

There are 1384 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GALE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James GALE 2.00%
2 David GALE 1.80%
3 Robert GALE 1.76%
4 John GALE 1.69%
5 Michael GALE 1.26%
6 Charles GALE 1.21%
7 Richard GALE 1.15%
8 Mary GALE 1.13%
9 William GALE 0.98%
10 Linda GALE 0.82%
11 Joseph GALE 0.76%
12 Brian GALE 0.72%
13 Karen GALE 0.69%
14 Susan GALE 0.69%
15 Thomas GALE 0.65%
16 Jennifer GALE 0.63%
17 Mark GALE 0.63%
18 Steven GALE 0.63%
19 Barbara GALE 0.61%
20 Stephen GALE 0.59%