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How popular is the name Gallagher?

Births per year, rank history and how many Gallaghers are alive today.

Gallagher (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2008 (ranked 3687th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.

The Gallagher you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Gallaghers born in England and Wales are between 14 and 26, and there are at least 55 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Gallagher - on average, only one in every 5,510 such rooms contains a Gallagher.

How many babies are named Gallagher each year?

012342003: 32008: 4actual

Where does Gallagher rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002003: ranked 3,4672008: ranked 3,687

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Gallagher per year in England and Wales, 2003 to 2008, peaking at about 4 in 2008
Gallagher: births per year in England and Wales, 2003-2008. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Gallagher most popular?

Gallagher peaked in 2008, when 4 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Gallagher?

At least 55 people named Gallagher born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Gallagher?

Most living Gallaghers are between 14 and 26; the most common age is about 17.

Is Gallagher becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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