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17k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
630
in the U.S.
in 2010

Galen

Origin: Greek
Meaning: Calm
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Gender: Boy
1,809^th All Time
35,671^st in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1889	6	0	6
1895	8	0	8
1896	5	0	5
1898	6	0	6
1899	5	0	5
1900	7	0	7
1904	5	0	5
1905	6	0	6
1906	10	0	10
1907	9	0	9
1908	8	0	8
1909	7	0	7
1910	12	0	12
1911	9	0	9
1912	39	0	39
1913	41	0	41
1914	61	0	61
1915	62	0	62
1916	75	0	75
1917	69	0	69
1918	72	0	72
1919	79	0	79
1920	81	0	81
1921	95	0	95
1922	90	0	90
1923	114	0	114
1924	99	0	99
1925	110	0	110
1926	103	0	103
1927	124	0	124
1928	101	0	101
1929	123	0	123
1930	103	0	103
1931	119	0	119
1932	122	0	122
1933	128	0	128
1934	136	0	136
1935	140	0	140
1936	139	0	139
1937	138	0	138
1938	162	5	157
1939	169	0	169
1940	170	0	170
1941	171	0	171
1942	204	0	204
1943	219	15	204
1944	218	5	213
1945	205	7	198
1946	218	7	211
1947	306	7	299
1948	353	11	342
1949	441	8	433
1950	331	6	325
1951	385	7	378
1952	318	14	304
1953	307	14	293
1954	315	8	307
1955	297	5	292
1956	291	7	284
1957	268	6	262
1958	244	0	244
1959	255	8	247
1960	219	0	219
1961	232	5	227
1962	220	5	215
1963	206	6	200
1964	223	8	215
1965	173	9	164
1966	179	6	173
1967	183	9	174
1968	190	8	182
1969	193	6	187
1970	219	7	212
1971	191	0	191
1972	191	6	185
1973	154	0	154
1974	151	13	138
1975	191	8	183
1976	142	5	137
1977	143	8	135
1978	161	7	154
1979	157	5	152
1980	166	9	157
1981	161	11	150
1982	136	10	126
1983	150	8	142
1984	159	8	151
1985	171	12	159
1986	192	8	184
1987	170	8	162
1988	159	12	147
1989	173	12	161
1990	195	19	176
1991	166	10	156
1992	172	24	148
1993	177	25	152
1994	166	15	151
1995	168	16	152
1996	159	16	143
1997	131	17	114
1998	152	19	133
1999	133	11	122
2000	116	0	116
2001	100	6	94
2002	113	10	103
2003	100	7	93
2004	85	0	85
2005	86	6	80
2006	66	0	66
2007	46	0	46
2008	57	0	57
2009	51	0	51
2010	59	0	59
2011	31	0	31
2012	55	0	55
2013	50	0	50
2014	61	0	61
2015	47	0	47

Fun Facts about the name Galen

How many people with the first name Galen have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 16,610 babies born with the first name Galen in the United States. That's more than enough people named Galen to occupy the territory of Anguilla (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 15,236 (as of July 1, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Galen? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1889 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Galen first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Galen is Saturday, August 8th, 1868.
What year had the most people named Galen born? The highest recorded use of the first name Galen was in 1949 with a total of 433 babies.
Random Galen Factoid: According to the 1938 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Galen ranks 102^nd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maine. Imagine that, 12 babies in Maine have the same name as you in 1938.
Weird things about the name Galen: Your name in reverse order is Nelag. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Nelag. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Galen? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 630 people with the last name Galen.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Galen? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Galen as their last name since less than 1 person in 476k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Popularity of Galen as a first name

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Popularity of Galen as a last name

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Common last names for Galen

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Common first names for Galen

Mary
James

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Galen	U.S.
█	White	92.38%	64.26%
█	African American	1.90%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	2.38%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.59%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.75%	16.26%

Of Last Name Galen

People with the last name Galen are most frequently White

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Galen" mean? The list below shows the origins of Galen as well as things modernly associated with the name Galen such as celebrities named Galen.

Greek

Origin and Meaning of Galen

The name "Galen" is of Greek origin, and it means "Calm". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Other Dictionary Sources

Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

Wiktionary

From Ancient Greek Î“Î±Î»Î·Î½ÏŒÏ‚ (GalÄ“nÃ³s), from Î³Î±Î»Î®Î½Î· (galá¸—nÄ“, â€œcalm, tranquilâ€).

An ancient Greek physician.
A male given name, of mostly American usage.

Galen was also found in the following language(s): Luxembourgish

Notable Persons With the Name Galen

Galen of Pergamon

Galen of Pergamon was a physician. Galen was born in 129 in Pergamon. He died in 200.

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Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp is a noteworthy somebody. Galen was born on May 8th, 1986 in Portland, Oregon.

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Galen Weston

Galen Weston is an influential person. Galen was given the name Willard Gordon Galen Weston on October 29th, 1940 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

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Galen Marek

Galen Marek is a famed human. Galen is also known as Starkiller" / "The Apprentice".

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Galen Avery Rowell

Galen Avery Rowell was a photographer, climbing, and climber. Galen was born on August 23rd, 1940 in Oakland, California. He left this life on August 11th, 2002.

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Galen G. Weston

Galen G. Weston is an influential individual. Galen was born on December 19th, 1972 in Dublin.

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Galen Gering

(actor)
Galen Hall

(college coach)
Galen B. Jackman

(raytheon)
Galen D. Stucky

(influential person)
Galen Cole

(important somebody)
Galen R. Clagett

(Frederick County Commissioner)
Galen Yuen

(film)
Galen Starr Ross

(lecturer)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Galen

Clemens August Graf von Galen

Clemens August Graf von Galen was a cardinal. Clemens was born on March 16th, 1878. He breathed his last breath on March 22nd, 1946.

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Barry van Galen

Barry van Galen is a soccer player for the HFC Haarlem, Roda JC Kerkrade, NAC Breda, AZ Alkmaar, and Netherlands national football team. Barry was born on April 4th, 1970 in Haarlem.

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