Boys' name · since 1921
Gamaliel
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 1,950 babies named Gamaliel, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,950
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gamaliel is the #3192 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,950 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Gamaliel recorded 1,950 times among boys since 1921, holding rank #3192 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #3,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,192 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,950 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamaliel ranks #3,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,192 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,950 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,950
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gamaliel's 1,950 recorded births place it above 92.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gamaliel compares
1,950 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Gamaliel's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gamaliel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,950 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gamaliel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gamaliel's full recorded timeline at 1990, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gamaliel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Gamaliel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (485 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Gamaliel's strongest decade.
485 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gamaliel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 188
1970s
188 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
330 births
- 2000s
2000s
485 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 485 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel's total volume
Gamaliel by state
Where Gamaliel concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 424 | 21.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 298 | 15.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
424 of 1,950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gamaliel's data
- Gamaliel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (485 total births) through the 2020s (208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gamaliels (424 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gamaliel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Gamaliel 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.