Feminine dossier · first seen 1919

Gala

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gala
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1965

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1919Peak 19652024

Peak year

1965

Decline from peak

19.2%

2024

All-time

2,112

Gala is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1965, when 99 girls were named Gala.

In 2024, only 80 girls were given the name.

All told, about 2,112 Americans have been named Gala and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1919.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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