Boys' name · since 2010
Gambit
Gambit has 68 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
68 boys have been named Gambit since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gambit has been recorded 68 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #20,011 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 68 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gambit ranks #20,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gambit's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gambit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gambit splits its recorded history at 2015: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gambit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Gambit by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Gambit's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Gambit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Gambit's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gambit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2010–2024 (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 Gambit 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.