Gender
Origin
- Norse
- festive party. Joyful. Abbreviation of Abigail. Gael is a term for descendants of the ancient Celts in Scotland: Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Lovely voice, singer - Swedish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gala
Pronunciation
g(a)-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #1055, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2485, 71 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 |
| 2024 | 80 |
| 2023 | 70 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2016 | 55 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2346, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #1941, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence