Names / Boy names
Galen
Current rank
#4,442
and easing
All-time peak
#329
in 1949
First recorded
1889
in U.S. data
Children named
17,000
since 1889
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #329 in 1949 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Calm (Greek). Stateside, it was first recorded in 1889. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1949, at #329 nationally. Over 17,000 have carried it since records began.