First Name GALEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GALEN is ranked as the 1381st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 20,263.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.35 people named GALEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% 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 GALEN is 12,462.
  • The SSA data also shows that GALEN is used as a boy's name 96% of the time.

First Names GALEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 20,263 +/-2.5%
  • National Rank 1,381
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 6.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 12,462
  • National Rank 1,836
  • Percentile Rank 98.02%
  • Proportion/100k 3.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GALEN is 82.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 11.2% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 GALEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GALEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.3% 63.9% 18.4%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 11.2% 12.3% -1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.0% 4.9% -2.9%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GALEN is California where 1,869 people have this name.
  • Kansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GALEN, as 42.14 in every 100,000 Kansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Kansas 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 773 6 97.4% Indiana 577 8.75 96.7% Iowa 647 20.83 97.5% Kansas 1,224 42.14 97.3% Michigan 427 4.31 98.0% Minnesota 665 12.18 97.9% Missouri 100 3.33 90.9% Nebraska 637 33.87 96.0% North Dakota 241 32.62 90.7% Ohio 988 8.52 97.7% South Dakota 203 23.84 89.4% Wisconsin 396 6.88 97.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 773 6 97.4%
Indiana 577 8.75 96.7%
Iowa 647 20.83 97.5%
Kansas 1,224 42.14 97.3%
Michigan 427 4.31 98.0%
Minnesota 665 12.18 97.9%
Missouri 100 3.33 90.9%
Nebraska 637 33.87 96.0%
North Dakota 241 32.62 90.7%
Ohio 988 8.52 97.7%
South Dakota 203 23.84 89.4%
Wisconsin 396 6.88 97.0%
West State Statistics First-Names GALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 71.9% Arizona 567 8.42 95.8% California 1,869 4.82 98.6% Colorado 669 12.48 96.6% Hawaii 199 14 94.8% Idaho 320 19.59 93.7% Montana 110 10.73 86.7% Nevada 211 7.43 93.0% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.1% Oregon 504 12.7 96.0% Utah 315 10.69 93.8% Washington 717 10.15 97.9% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.2%

West States
State stats for the first name GALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 71.9%
Arizona 567 8.42 95.8%
California 1,869 4.82 98.6%
Colorado 669 12.48 96.6%
Hawaii 199 14 94.8%
Idaho 320 19.59 93.7%
Montana 110 10.73 86.7%
Nevada 211 7.43 93.0%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.1%
Oregon 504 12.7 96.0%
Utah 315 10.69 93.8%
Washington 717 10.15 97.9%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 91.6% Maine 224 16.85 91.3% Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8% New Hampshire 28 2.11 74.0% New Jersey 198 2.22 93.4% New York 344 1.74 96.7% Pennsylvania 1,446 11.3 98.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 63 10.01 88.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 91.6%
Maine 224 16.85 91.3%
Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 74.0%
New Jersey 198 2.22 93.4%
New York 344 1.74 96.7%
Pennsylvania 1,446 11.3 98.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 63 10.01 88.6%
South State Statistics First-Names GALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 167 3.44 93.7% Arkansas 301 10.15 94.7% Delaware 32 3.42 89.2% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 18.9% Florida 636 3.19 98.1% Georgia 424 4.2 96.8% Kentucky 188 4.26 93.0% Louisiana 201 4.32 93.8% Maryland 343 5.74 96.7% Mississippi 100 3.33 90.9% North Carolina 328 3.3 97.1% Oklahoma 313 8.08 94.5% South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2% Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7% Texas 1,322 4.91 98.5% Virginia 458 5.5 96.7% West Virginia 100 5.41 86.4%

South States
State stats for the first name GALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 167 3.44 93.7%
Arkansas 301 10.15 94.7%
Delaware 32 3.42 89.2%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 18.9%
Florida 636 3.19 98.1%
Georgia 424 4.2 96.8%
Kentucky 188 4.26 93.0%
Louisiana 201 4.32 93.8%
Maryland 343 5.74 96.7%
Mississippi 100 3.33 90.9%
North Carolina 328 3.3 97.1%
Oklahoma 313 8.08 94.5%
South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2%
Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7%
Texas 1,322 4.91 98.5%
Virginia 458 5.5 96.7%
West Virginia 100 5.41 86.4%
 

Full Names with GALEN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GALEN 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 GALEN.

The most popular full name is GALEN Smith. 1.26% of all the people named GALEN have this family name.

There are 2854 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GALEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GALEN Smith 1.26%
2 GALEN Johnson 0.94%
3 GALEN Miller 0.73%
4 GALEN Williams 0.64%
5 GALEN Anderson 0.57%
6 GALEN Martin 0.46%
7 GALEN Young 0.46%
8 GALEN Davis 0.41%
9 GALEN White 0.37%
10 GALEN Baker 0.34%
11 GALEN Jones 0.32%
12 GALEN Brown 0.30%
13 GALEN Thompson 0.27%
14 GALEN Hall 0.25%
15 GALEN Nelson 0.25%
16 GALEN Reed 0.25%
17 GALEN Clark 0.23%
18 GALEN Myers 0.23%
19 GALEN Peterson 0.23%
20 GALEN Robert 0.23%