Gal

Where Gal comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gal.

Gal through the years
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #5,295 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Peak, #3,714
    9 babies named Gal, its best rank.
  3. 1952
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2015
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A male or female given name from Hebrew גַּל.
Namesakes

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