Galo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAH-loh
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Galo is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “a Gaul”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Galo mean?
Latin: Spanish form of Latin Gallus
“a Gaul”
Spanish form of Latin Gallus; Galo Plaza Lasso was president of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952.
Is Galo a girl's or a boy's name?
Galo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Galo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Galo, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 1972, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Galo in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Galo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
Names like Galo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Santino Nico Hugo Austin Emiliano Vincenzo Marco Pablo Lorenzo Renzo Enzo Maximiliano
Names related to Galo
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Galo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/galo, updated 20 October 2026.