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Gala
OriginRussian and Slavic feminine form of Galina
Meaning"calm, healer"
US Rank#2495
2025 SSA
About Gala
Festive name of the wife of Salvador Dali. In Spanish, Gala comes from the Roman name Galla, a feminine form of Gallus meaning "rooster" or "a person from Gaul".
Pronounced GAH-luh.
As of October 2026, Gala ranked #2495 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1056 in 1965.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,735 | 41 | 23 |
| 2015 | #3,402 | 47 | 26.3 |
| 2016 | #3,027 | 55 | 31 |
| 2017 | #3,171 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2018 | #3,807 | 39 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | #3,138 | 51 | 30.4 |
| 2020 | #3,417 | 45 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | #3,408 | 46 | 28 |
| 2022 | #2,833 | 60 | 36.6 |
| 2023 | #2,525 | 70 | 43.6 |
| 2024 | #2,306 | 80 | 49.4 |
| 2025 | #2,495 | 71 | 44.2 |
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Famous Galas
- Gala Gonzalez
Spanish blogger of Inside Am,Lul's Closet
- Gala Eluard Dali (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova)
muse of various artists and Salvador Dali's wife
- Gala Darling
New Zealand blogger based in NYC
- Gala Bartra Jiménez
daughter of Spanish footballer Marc Bartra and journalist Melissa Jiménez
Gala in pop culture
- Galatea "Gala" Brand
character in the 1955 Jams Bond novel Moonraker
- Gala
apple variety
- Gala TV
Mexican television network (formerly "Galavision")
- Gala
an area of the Scottish Borders, contains the towns Galashiels and Galalaw
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