Galen

Greek

"calm, healer"

The name Galen is currently ranked #917 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #329 in 1949. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in GALEN, GALEN, and GALEN. Galen is occasionally used for girls in 2005.

Galen Rank in US Top 1000

# 917 in the US

Galen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 683 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Galen

• 683 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Galen

• Galen (born Aelius Galenus) Roman philosopher
• Galen Laius Gering American actor
• Galen Rupp American Olympic distance runner
• Galen Avery Rowell American landscape photographer
• Galen Samuel Hall American college football coach

The name Galen in Pop Culture

• Galen character in Jessica Day George's "Princess of the Midnight Ball"
• Galen character in "The Search for Delicious" by Natalie Babbitt
• Galen Tyrol character on TV's "Battlestar Galactica"
• Galen Vaughan minor character in The Vampire Diaries series
• Galen Marek (Starkiller) character in the Star Wars video game and novel "The Force Unleashed"
• Galen technomage on TV's "Babylon 5"
• Galen DeMarco character in Judge Dredd comics
• Galen Doc Adams character on TV's "Gunsmoke"
• Galen the assistant of Dr. Zaius in the Planet of the Apes series
• Galen character on TV's "Roar"
• Galen character in Of Poseidon (book)
• Professor Richard Galen Captain Jean,Luc Picard's archaeology professor in Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Galen Erso character in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

International Variations of the name Galen

• Gallieno Spanish
• Galieno Spanish
• Galyn Gaelic
• Galeno Spanish
• Galenus Greek