Name meaning & stats
Gale
Gale means “tranquil”. 25,269 US babies since 1940, peak 1957.
What it means
“tranquil”
Well documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1957
25,269 US babies were named Gale between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Gale (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Gale is the main spelling
- Gale 96%
- Galilee 2%
- Gal 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1957)