Given name & surname
Gamble
“an old man; of an old family”
Gamble is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “an old man; of an old family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “an old man; of an old family.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gamble through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 118
- 113 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −86%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 199 as a first name in 2020; 32,189 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gamble’s family of names
Gamble has a related form in Gaaleh. Gamble has a related form in Gaambyel. Gamble has a related form in GaCalin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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