Boys' name · since 1965
Gamalier
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Gamalier, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gamalier is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1965.
Gamalier has 46 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2015.
- #22,734 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamalier ranks #22,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gamalier's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gamalier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gamalier's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gamalier popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2015
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Gamalier by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Gamalier's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Gamalier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Gamalier's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gamalier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1965–2015 (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 Gamalier 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.