How Many People Are Named Gambit?
An estimated 67 people in the United States have the first name Gambit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Gambit peaked in popularity in 2012 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gambit 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 Gambit paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gambit is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
67
About 1 in 5,115,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2012
16 births
Total Registered
68
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gambit
Gambit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 68 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gambit as a male name
Ranked #12,878 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (16 births)
Gambit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gambit span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 43 babies were registered. While Gambit is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gambit by Decade
How has Gambit 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.
Gambit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gambit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gambit
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gambit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gambit?
We estimate approximately 67 people named Gambit 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 5,115,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Gambit a common name?
Gambit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 68 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gambit most popular?
Gambit reached peak popularity in 2012, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gambit is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gambit a male name?
Gambit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gambit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gambit Smith, Gambit Johnson, Gambit 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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