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Galen
Pronounced /ˈɡeɪlən/
Rank in 2024
#2,767
Born in 2024
47
Peak year
1949 · #329
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 47 boys were named Galen, about 1 in every 36,496.
- It peaked in 1949 with 433 babies, ranked #329.
- It first shows up in the records in 1889.
- 16,476 boys have been named Galen since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Galen per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,380 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 2,735 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Boomers: 5,299 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,679 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,463 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,305 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 578 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Galen, from Latin Galēnus, from Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”). ==== Proper noun ==== Galen Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE). A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Galen (plural Galens) A physician.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈɡeɪlən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Galen, CC BY-SA 4.0.