First Name GAL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GAL is ranked as the 11388th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 678.
  • This name is in the 95th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.21 people named GAL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 75% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GAL is 262.
  • The SSA data also shows that GAL is used as a girl's name 58% of the time.

First Names GAL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 678 +/-13.6%
  • National Rank 11,388
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 262
  • National Rank 20,109
  • Percentile Rank 78.25%
  • Proportion/100k 0.08

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAL is 78.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic origin, 10.2% Black, 5.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GAL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GAL is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Hungarian surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • South Korean surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GAL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.3% 63.9% 14.4%
Hispanic origin 4.2% 16.3% -12.1%
Black 10.2% 12.3% -2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 5.0% 4.9% 0.1%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GAL is California where 157 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GAL, as 1.41 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 11 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Washington (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 492 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 82.4% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 10 0.1 74.9% Minnesota 13 0.24 79.2% Missouri 7 0.22 21.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 0 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 16 0.27 81.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 82.4%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 10 0.1 74.9%
Minnesota 13 0.24 79.2%
Missouri 7 0.22 21.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 0 0 0.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 16 0.27 81.1%
West State Statistics First-Names GAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 20.2% California 157 0.4 93.1% Colorado 7 0.13 20.3% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 21.1% Nevada 18 0.65 62.7% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 15 0.37 60.4% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 15.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 20.2%
California 157 0.4 93.1%
Colorado 7 0.13 20.3%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 21.1%
Nevada 18 0.65 62.7%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 15 0.37 60.4%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 15.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 18.4% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.9% New Jersey 21 0.23 60.8% New York 94 0.47 92.5% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 71.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 19.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 18.4%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.9%
New Jersey 21 0.23 60.8%
New York 94 0.47 92.5%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 71.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 19.3%
South State Statistics First-Names GAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 61.7% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 19.1% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 19.0% Florida 59 0.3 91.4% Georgia 19 0.19 73.2% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 11 0.19 61.7% Mississippi 7 0.22 21.5% North Carolina 10 0.1 69.7% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 10 0.16 60.8% Texas 44 0.16 87.9% Virginia 20 0.24 72.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name GAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 61.7%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 19.1%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 19.0%
Florida 59 0.3 91.4%
Georgia 19 0.19 73.2%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 11 0.19 61.7%
Mississippi 7 0.22 21.5%
North Carolina 10 0.1 69.7%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 10 0.16 60.8%
Texas 44 0.16 87.9%
Virginia 20 0.24 72.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with GAL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GAL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GAL.

The most popular full name is GAL Norman. 2.05% of all the people named GAL have this family name.

There are 135 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GAL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GAL Norman 2.05%
2 GAL Von 2.05%
3 GAL Hever 1.37%
4 GAL Hill 1.37%
5 GAL Meiri 1.37%
6 GAL Peretz 1.37%
7 GAL Perlmutter 1.37%
8 GAL Troyan 1.37%
9 GAL Zohar 1.37%
10 GAL Abraham 0.68%
11 GAL Adar 0.68%
12 GAL Akiri 0.68%
13 GAL Arriesgado 0.68%
14 GAL Asher 0.68%
15 GAL Avigal 0.68%
16 GAL Barber 0.68%
17 GAL Bates 0.68%
18 GAL Beckerman 0.68%
19 GAL Becker 0.68%
20 GAL Bela 0.68%