Boys' name · since 1975
Gopal
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Gopal, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gopal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 92 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gopal has been recorded 92 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2020.
- #17,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gopal ranks #17,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gopal's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gopal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gopal splits its recorded history at 1998: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gopal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2020
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Gopal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Gopal's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Gopal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Gopal's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.
Keep exploring Gopal
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gopal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1975–2020 (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 Gopal 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.