Recorded 1967–1981 Boys' name Peak 1967 15 births

Gamel — boys' name

15 babies named Gamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101980s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Gamel was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gamel in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Gamel between 1967 and 1981, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gamel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gamel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gamel 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 15 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.

Gamel at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

15

Since 1967

15 years of records

Peak year

1967

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1967

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1981

Gamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1967

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1967)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 198119681967 5

Gamel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 67% of Gamel's all-time total
1960s101980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gamel?
15 babies have been named Gamel since 1967. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1967 with 5 births.
When was Gamel most popular?
Gamel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Gamel been used?
Gamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 15 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Gamel?
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, 1967–1981 (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.