Galen
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About Galen
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.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,183 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2015 | #2,619 | 47 | 24.5 |
| 2016 | #3,467 | 32 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | #2,357 | 55 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | #2,329 | 57 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | #2,634 | 49 | 27.3 |
| 2020 | #2,738 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2021 | #2,788 | 45 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | #2,626 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #3,191 | 38 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | #2,753 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #4,442 | 23 | 13.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Galens
- 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
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"
Variations & nicknames
- GallienoSpanish
- GalienoSpanish
- GalynGaelic
- GalenoSpanish
- GalenusGreek
