Is Gale a common pretty name for a guy?

[ohiosmith]

[QMPMom]

1. I knew a couple of guys named Gale where I grew up in

Southern Indiana. Can't say that I've heard of any more elsewhere, though.

[L A Woman]

2. Gale Harold

Brian from Queer as Folk. He's from Canada, I think. I don't know any other Gales.

[Redstone]

3. Not common, but not unknown, either.

Redstone

[lizziegrace]

4. I know 3 men named Gale n/t

[dddem]

5. remember Mr. Drysdale?

The actor's name was Gale Gordon. And there was football player Gale Sayers (Brian's Song fame).

[LostinVA]

7. I thought Gale Gordon was on I Love Lucy?

[dddem]

9. right you are.

I knew he was a character I disliked. I always confuse those two. My bad.

[LostinVA]

6. It's an Irish surname, btw

[crim son]

8. I had a male teacher Gale somethingorother when I was

in grade school in B.C. That's the only one I've ever known.

[rustydog]

10. There are 300 million people in the USA...

35,996 are named Gale. It is not that common a name.

[Broken_Hero]

11. I know one Gale irl...

and he was my grandfather...My mother almost named me Gale, but decided to name me after his middle name, which my gramps used anyways...