Over the past 110 years, 17 005 girls and 9 197 boys have been named Gale. The name Gale ranks 978th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gale in 1920. The peak of popularity of the name Gale came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.