Over the past 110 years, 9 197 boys and 17 005 girls have been named Gale. The name Gale ranks 998th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gale in 1912. The peak of popularity of the name Gale came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.