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Origin & history of Gala1
Russian roots
Gala comes from the Russian tradition, meaning Calm, healer.
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How popular is Gala?
1965
peak year
The name Gala reached its peak in 1965, with 99 registrations (ranked #1056). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1919, roughly 46 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3103) today, averaging about 54 new babies per year. Gala has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 2,112 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
99
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,056)
(ranked #1,056)
54
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
540
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,112
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gala3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
G7
A1
L3
A1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Gala✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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