Boys' name · since 1957
Gamal
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 502 babies named Gamal, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gamal currently ranks #7284 among boys' names in America, with 502 babies recorded since 1957.
Gamal has 502 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7284 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #7,883 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,284 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 502 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamal ranks #7,883 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,284 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 502 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gamal's 502 recorded births place it above 82.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gamal compares
502 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gamal's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gamal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 502 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gamal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gamal's full recorded timeline at 1988, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gamal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Gamal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Gamal's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Gamal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (23% of all-time use).
How Gamal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gamal's total volume
Gamal by state
Where Gamal concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 92 | 18.3% |
92 of 502 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gamal's data
- Gamal's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gamals (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gamal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gamal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.