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The first name 
Galen

Galen is a first name typically given to boys, but in rare cases also used as a girls name.

When two boys called Galen meet...

… it’s a special occasion. That’s because the name Galen is quite rare in the US. While it’s still a name in use, lately, only approximately 3 out of 100,000 boys have been named Galen. In the SmartGenius ranking, Galen is #2,264 on the list of most common boys names. In the entire USA, approximately 10,703 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Galen. That is 0.00 % of all living Americans.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Galen

Galen has 5 letters 
and begins with a G

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter G is not really common as a first letter for boys' names: only 2.8% of all common boys' names in the US begin with G. By the way, the most common first letters of boys' names are J, A and D, while X, U and Q are the least common initials of boys' names.

With five letters, the name Galen is comparatively short. In fact, 17.0% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly five letters. Only 7% of all first names are even shorter, while 75% have more than five letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

That means that with 2.8% of all boys' names beginning with a G, this initial letter is less common than the other letters on average. Nevertheless, there are boys' names with G that are quite popular, the most common at present is George.

Other names with 
G, a, l, e and n

If you take all the letters in the name Galen – G, a, l, e and n – and put them together again, you can form other names, such as Elgan or others.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Galen

If your name is Galen and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Galen

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Galen, you can simply say:

Goat

Apple

Lion

Elephant

Nut

This is how the name Galen is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Galen in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Galen

Galen

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Galen

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Galen is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

G
A
L
E
N

Have you ever waved the name Galen

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

G
A
L
E
N

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Galen sounds like this: