Is Gamal a boy or girl name?

Gamal is a boy’s name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gamal

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Gamal was most popular in 1976, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,781 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Gamal.

Gamal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gamal’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gamal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gamal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gamal

Where Gamal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org