Boys' name · since 1982
Gemayel
Gemayel has 72 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gemayel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Gemayel recorded 72 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1985.
- #19,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 72 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gemayel ranks #19,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gemayel's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gemayel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gemayel splits its recorded history at 1984: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (10 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gemayel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1985
- Peak year (1982)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Gemayel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (72 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Gemayel's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gemayel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 72 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gemayel: 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, 1982–1985 (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 Gemayel 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.