Given name & surname
Gaal
“one who is filled with loathing”
Gaal is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is filled with loathing.”
Original Hebrewגעל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is filled with loathing.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ga'al (געל), “to loathe or abhor.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Gaal appears in Judges 9:22-49.
From biblical name research
Gaal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 882 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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