Recorded 1965–2015 Boys' name Peak 1997 46 births

Gamalier — boys' name

46 babies named Gamalier in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s51980s51990s172000s72010s6
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Gamalier was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gamalier in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gamalier

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Gamalier between 1965 and 2015, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gamalier currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gamalier performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gamalier shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gamalier in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gamalier at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

46

Since 1965

51 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1965

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2015

Gamalier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1965

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Gamalier by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 37% of Gamalier's all-time total
1960s61970s51980s51990s172000s72010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gamalier?
46 babies have been named Gamalier since 1965. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Gamalier most popular?
Gamalier was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Gamalier been used?
Gamalier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 51 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Gamalier?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gamaliel, Gamal, Gamble, Gambit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.