How Many People Are Named Gamaliel?
An estimated 1,840 people in the United States have the first name Gamaliel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Gamaliel peaked in popularity in 2004 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,840
About 1 in 186,280 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2004
56 births
Total Registered
1,914
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gamaliel
Gamaliel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,914 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gamaliel as a male name
Ranked #3,535 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (56 births)
Gamaliel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gamaliel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 485 babies were registered. While Gamaliel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gamaliel by Decade
How has Gamaliel 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.
Gamaliel by State
Birth registrations for Gamaliel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Jersey, Arizona, Massachusetts. On average, about 102 Gamaliels were registered per state.
Gamaliel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gamaliel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gamaliel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gamaliel?
We estimate approximately 1,840 people named Gamaliel 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 186,280 Americans share this first name.
Is Gamaliel a common name?
Gamaliel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,914 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gamaliel most popular?
Gamaliel reached peak popularity in 2004, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gamaliel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gamaliel a male name?
Gamaliel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gamaliel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gamaliel Smith, Gamaliel Johnson, Gamaliel 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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