Gallagher
Gallagher is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gallagher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gallagher is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gallagher
American parents first put Gallagher on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 6 Gallaghers were born — ranking #10,812 that year. About 52% of every Gallagher on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Gallagher last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Gallagher
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gallagher is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gallacher
- Gallaher
- Gilger
- Gallier
- Gallager
- Balaguer
- Keylogger
- Gallic
- Galic
- Gallica
- Gillig
- Galore
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gallagher
Gallagher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Gallagher's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #10,812. Use the chart and map above to compare Gallagher's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.