Gale

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning cheerful; happy.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gale by the numbers

Gale was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 1,209 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gale. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Galencalm, peaceful55 in the US (2017)
  • Galafestive; a celebration; from Galas50 in the US (2017)
  • Galwave or fountain9 in the US (2017)
  • Galiwave, fountain5 in the US (2017)
  • Gayecheerful; a spelling variant of Gay
  • Gable12 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean joy

Like Gale, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
  • Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
  • Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
  • Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
  • Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Gale

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