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Gale

gender-neutral name · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

short form of Abigail, 'father's joy'; also the English word for a strong wind

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gale peaked in the 1940s.

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