Gala is an uncommon variant of Gail that peaked in 1965 and remains in steady use.
Gala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,495 for girl births in the United States (and #4,442 across all names), given to 71 babies. Gala first appears in 1919 and peaked in 1965 (99 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | #2,495 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | #2,273 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | #2,528 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | #2,834 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #3,408 |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | #3,417 |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #3,138 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #3,807 |
| 2017 | 52 | 52 | #3,108 |
| 2016 | 55 | 55 | #3,028 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #3,402 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #3,738 |
| 2013 | 67 | 67 | #2,641 |
| 2012 | 65 | 65 | #2,718 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,613 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #6,736 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #7,804 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #9,143 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,179 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,137 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,079 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,193 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,677 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,663 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,720 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,076 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,385 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,810 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,114 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,364 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,695 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,810 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,685 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,007 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,006 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #11,869 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,057 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,435 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,049 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,847 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,612 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,522 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,652 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,930 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,890 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #3,802 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,431 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,420 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,093 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #3,048 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #2,475 |
| 1971 | 26 | — | #2,753 |
| 1970 | 36 | — | #2,211 |
| 1969 | 47 | — | #1,793 |
| 1968 | 51 | — | #1,611 |
| 1967 | 36 | — | #1,957 |
| 1966 | 66 | — | #1,336 |
| 1965 | 99 | — | #1,056 |
| 1964 | 32 | — | #2,119 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,514 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | #2,328 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #2,994 |
| 1960 | 27 | — | #2,263 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #2,621 |
| 1958 | 26 | — | #2,228 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | #2,084 |
| 1956 | 35 | — | #1,808 |
| 1955 | 25 | — | #2,179 |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #1,852 |
| 1953 | 23 | — | #2,194 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #2,851 |
| 1951 | 27 | — | #1,899 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,588 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,447 |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,361 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #2,486 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #2,652 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,512 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,674 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,602 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,463 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,731 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,812 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #2,152 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,613 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,570 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,445 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #3,011 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,580 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,640 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,259 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,087 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,138 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,241 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,465 |