Boys' name · since 2006
Gamble
Gamble has 113 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
113 boys have been named Gamble since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gamble recorded 113 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #16,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamble ranks #16,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gamble's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gamble's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gamble splits its recorded history at 2014: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gamble popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Gamble popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1961 (Gamble as girls' name)
Gamble by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Gamble's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Gamble births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Gamble's decade-level peak was the 2010s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gamble: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2024 (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 Gamble 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.