Gale

Nature name

"calm, healer"

Gale Origin and Meaning

The name Gale is a boy's name.

Gale for boys is more a storm name than a short form of Abigail. Since Gale has resurfaced as the name of Liam Hemsworth's daring character in The Hunger Games, it has new force for boys.

Gale Rank in US Top 1000

# 928 in the US

Popularity of the name Gale

• 1072 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Gale

• Gale Hansen American actor
• Gale Morgan Harold American actor
• Gale William McGee U.S. Senator from Wyoming
• Gale Eugene Sayers American football player
• Gale Reed Gilbert American football player
• Gale Herbert Gillingham American football player

The name Gale in Pop Culture

• Gale Hawthorne character in "The Hunger Games"
• Gale Boetticher character on "Breaking Bad"
• Gale character in Marvel Universe