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Gala

“Rooster (Spanish); or short form of Galina, meaning calm” — Spanish (from Gallus) or Russian (diminutive of Galina) origin

Girl's name · #2495 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Gala reached its best rank, #1056, in 1965 and ranked #2495 in 2025. About 2,200 girls have carried it since 1919.

Around the world: #17 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Galas

• Gala Dalí — Russian and Spanish model and artist; wife of, first, Paul Éluard, then Salvador Dalí (1894–1982)
• Gala — Italian singer
• Gala León García — Spanish tennis player
• Gala Évora — Spanish actress and singer
• Gala Gordon — Argentine-English actress and model

In stories & tradition

• Gala Brand — Moonraker

What Galas become

Among 50 notable people named Gala:

Entertainers appear 3.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gala Dalí, Russian and Spanish model and artist; wife of, first, Paul Éluard, then Salvador Dalí (1894–1982).

Similar names: Sonora · Gaia · Calla · Samarah · Avila · Estela

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