Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Healer, Calm
Tranquil; For nearly 1500 years, accepted medical practices were based on the research of second-century physician Galen. - English
- Calm
- Gaelic
- Tranquil
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Galen
Pronunciation
g(a)-len
Famous People
Actor Galen Gering
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1949 (rank #329, 433 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #4099, 25 births); most recent 2005 (rank #14493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | – |
| 2024 | 47 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | – |
| 2020 | 45 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | – |
| 2018 | 57 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | – |
| 2016 | 32 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #3682, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4602, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4177, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #280, 8 births); most recent 1998 (rank #487, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence