Recorded 1975–2020 Boys' name Peak 1983 92 births

Gopal — boys' name

92 babies named Gopal in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s151990s192000s262010s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Gopal was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gopal in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gopal

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Gopal between 1975 and 2020, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gopal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gopal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gopal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gopal 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 92 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.

Gopal at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

92

Since 1975

46 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1975

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2020

Gopal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1975

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Gopal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 28% of Gopal's all-time total
1970s201980s151990s192000s262010s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gopal?
92 babies have been named Gopal since 1975. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Gopal most popular?
Gopal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Gopal been used?
Gopal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 46 years of data through 2020.

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, 1975–2020 (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.