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17k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
630
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Galen mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Galen

User Submitted Origins

Celtic
53%
English
33%
Greek
13%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Canada says the name Galen means "A last name for a celtic".
  2. A submission from Nebraska, U.S. says the name Galen means "philosopher".
  3. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Galen means "Calm, tranquil".
  4. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Galen means "A world citizen".
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  1. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
Wiktionary

From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).

  1. An ancient Greek physician.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.

Galen was also found in the following language(s): Luxembourgish

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Notable Persons Named Galen

Notable Persons Named Galen

Galen of Pergamon

Galen of Pergamon was a physician. Galen was born in 129 in Pergamon. He died in 200.

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Galen Rupp

Galen was born on May 8th, 1986 in Portland, Oregon.

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Galen Weston

Galen was given the name Willard Gordon Galen Weston on October 29th, 1940 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

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Galen Marek

Galen is also known as Starkiller" / "The Apprentice".

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Galen Avery Rowell

Galen Avery Rowell was a photographer, climbing, and climber. Galen was born on August 23rd, 1940 in Oakland, California. He left this life on August 11th, 2002.

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Galen G. Weston

Galen was born on December 19th, 1972 in Dublin.

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  • Galen Gering
    Actor
  • Galen Hall
    College Coach
  • Galen B. Jackman
    Raytheon
  • Galen Cole
  • Galen R. Clagett
    Frederick County Commissioner
  • Galen Yuen
    Film
  • Galen Starr Ross
    Lecturer

Notable Persons With the Last Name Galen

Notable Persons With the Last Name Galen

Clemens August Graf von Galen

Clemens August Graf von Galen was a cardinal. Clemens was born on March 16th, 1878. He breathed his last breath on March 22nd, 1946.

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Barry van Galen

Barry van Galen is a soccer player for the HFC Haarlem, Roda JC Kerkrade, NAC Breda, AZ Alkmaar, and Netherlands national football team. Barry was born on April 4th, 1970 in Haarlem.

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Common last names for Galen

Common first names for Galen

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Galen U.S.
█  White 92.38% 64.26%
█  African American 1.90% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.38% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.59% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 1.75% 16.26%

Of Last Name Galen

People with the last name Galen are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Galen

  • How Popular is the name Galen? Galen is the 1,901st most popular name of all time. As a last name Galen was the 35,671st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Galen have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 16,809 babies born with the first name Galen in the United States. That's more than enough people named Galen to occupy the territory of Anguilla (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 15,236 (as of July 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Galen? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1889 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Galen first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Galen is Saturday, August 8th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Galen born? The highest recorded use of the first name Galen was in 1949 with a total of 433 babies.
  • Random Galen Factoid: According to the 1951 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Galen ranks 84th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Kansas. Imagine that, 48 babies in Kansas have the same name in 1951.
  • Weird things about the name Galen: The name spelled backwards is Nelag. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Elgan. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Galen? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 630 people with the last name Galen.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Galen? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Galen as their last name since less than 1 person in 476k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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