Gale Forename
14,454th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 66,767 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados
Gale Forename Definition:
A Old High German name, meaning: A song. (Scandinavian) A wind. (Danish) A crow. (Anglo-Saxon) A tree, the sweet myrtle. (Norwegian) Violent storm. (Icelandic) Furious. (Irish) Vapor.
Gale Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74% | 53,198 | 1:6,815 | 863 |
| Canada | 87% | 2,933 | 1:11,297 | 1,268 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 2,889 | 1:11,292 | 1,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 78% | 1,305 | 1:17,683 | 1,674 |
| England | 100% | 866 | 1:64,207 | 2,787 |
| India | 70% | 746 | 1:1,628,523 | 91,028 |
| South Africa | 97% | 699 | 1:78,015 | 6,913 |
| Philippines | 78% | 431 | 1:245,962 | 10,193 |
| Australia | - | 381 | 1:35,847 | 1,961 |
| Cameroon | 82% | 336 | 1:64,317 | 3,878 |
| Nepal | 90% | 332 | 1:85,805 | 5,045 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 276 | 1:4,933 | 850 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 264 | 1:977,135 | 61,049 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Nigeria | 58% | 145 | 1:1,224,582 | 28,996 |
| Barbados | - | 141 | 1:2,055 | 454 |
| Guyana | 90% | 116 | 1:6,580 | 1,118 |
| Scotland | 100% | 103 | 1:51,945 | 1,607 |
| Iraq | 80% | 101 | 1:346,711 | 4,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 90 | 1:90,581 | 8,400 |
| New Zealand | - | 66 | 1:68,728 | 3,357 |
| Suriname | 100% | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Wales | 100% | 60 | 1:51,572 | 1,767 |
| Niger | 64% | 56 | 1:342,571 | 7,984 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Botswana | - | 53 | 1:41,216 | 4,268 |
| Ethiopia | 87% | 49 | 1:1,991,023 | 8,071 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Senegal | 62% | 43 | 1:339,101 | 5,317 |
| Belize | 85% | 40 | 1:8,858 | 1,415 |
| Saint Lucia | 97% | 37 | 1:4,806 | 808 |
| Sudan | 100% | 36 | 1:1,050,194 | 2,907 |
| Jamaica | - | 33 | 1:87,371 | 3,958 |
| China | - | 30 | 1:45,535,193 | 62,023 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 29 | 1:3,427 | 684 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 24 | 1:8,098,237 | 63,928 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65% | 24 | 1:4,649 | 822 |
| Netherlands | 76% | 23 | 1:734,873 | 14,886 |
| Ireland | 60% | 22 | 1:211,069 | 3,894 |
| Israel | 100% | 21 | 1:400,139 | 8,803 |
| Thailand | 87% | 19 | 1:3,687,674 | 78,779 |
| North Macedonia | 94% | 17 | 1:122,986 | 5,223 |
| Kosovo | - | 16 | 1:116,340 | 5,962 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 16 | 1:963,989 | 34,627 |
| Mexico | 67% | 14 | 1:8,867,459 | 28,360 |
| Grenada | 100% | 13 | 1:8,317 | 1,152 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 12 | 1:9,146 | 1,253 |
| Russia | 75% | 10 | 1:14,423,370 | 48,053 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,071,438 | 15,295 |
| Brazil | 100% | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Peru | 67% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Singapore | - | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Bulgaria | 83% | 7 | 1:998,627 | 10,919 |
| Albania | 50% | 6 | 1:507,762 | 18,007 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67% | 6 | 1:587,410 | 5,040 |
| Italy | 71% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Malaysia | 71% | 6 | 1:5,074,990 | 119,899 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Spain | - | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Serbia | 50% | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Switzerland | 50% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Galë (11), Galé (10) & Galė (4) are calculated separately.
Gale (72,553) may also be a surname.
Gale Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Old High German name, meaning: A song. (Scandinavian) A wind. (Danish) A crow. (Anglo-Saxon) A tree, the sweet myrtle. (Norwegian) Violent storm. (Icelandic) Furious. (Irish) Vapor.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Celtic name, meaning: Brave. (English) Lively.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Gale Forename Popularity
Gale Demographics
Average Gale Salary in
United States
$44,478 USD
Per year
Rank:
189,409 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0156433
Rank: 789 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
102.18%
Sample size: 28,993 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Gale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gale in the Russian language | ||
| Галье | gale | - |
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