How Many People Are Named Gamal?
An estimated 462 people in the United States have the first name Gamal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Gamal peaked in popularity in 1976 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gamal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gamal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
462
About 1 in 741,893 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1976
18 births
Total Registered
491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gamal
Gamal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 491 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gamal as a male name
Ranked #10,074 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1976 (18 births)
Gamal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gamal span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 114 babies were registered. While Gamal is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gamal by Decade
How has Gamal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gamal by State
Gamal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gamal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gamal
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gamal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gamal?
We estimate approximately 462 people named Gamal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 741,893 Americans share this first name.
Is Gamal a common name?
Gamal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gamal most popular?
Gamal reached peak popularity in 1976, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gamal is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gamal a male name?
Gamal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gamal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gamal Smith, Gamal Johnson, Gamal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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