Total births
68
US rank #13390 Boys' name Peak 2012 68 births
Gambit — #13390 US boys' name
68 babies named Gambit in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13390
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 6% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Gambit was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
16 babies were named Gambit in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gambit
The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Gambit between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gambit currently holds the #13390 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gambit performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gambit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gambit 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 68 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.
Gambit at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#13,390
Active since
2010
Gambit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010
- Peak year (2012)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
Gambit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 43 births that decade — 63% of Gambit's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gambit? ▼
68 babies have been named Gambit since 2010. It currently ranks #13390 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 16 births.
When was Gambit most popular? ▼
Gambit was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Gambit been used? ▼
Gambit has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gambit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gamaliel, Gamal, Gamble, Gamalier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Gambit
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Gamal Boy
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Gamble Boy
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Gamalier Boy
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Gamel Boy
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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, 2010–2024 (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.