Galen is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Galen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Galen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Galen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Galen is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “calm, healer”. From Greek galene meaning calm, borne by an ancient physician.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,060 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 18 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Galen per year, United States (1889 to 2025). United States peaked in 1949 (441/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (4/yr).
Galen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1949, when it ranked #695 nationally (given to 441 babies that year).
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