Girls' name · since 1996
Gamila
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Gamila, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Gamila since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamila has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #33,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gamila ranks #33,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #33,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gamila's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gamila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gamila splits its recorded history at 2019: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gamila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
56 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 10 births in a single year.
Gamila by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (30 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Gamila's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gamila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (54% of all-time use).
Gamila decade highlights
- Peak decade 30 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gamila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Gamila 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.
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