Given name & surname
Gamliel
“benefit of God”·“God's reward”
Gamliel is a variant of Gamaliel. Interpretations include “benefit of God” (Hebrew) and “God's reward” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gamliel is a variant of Gamaliel. Interpretations include “benefit of God” (Hebrew) and “God's reward” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gamliel is a variant of Gamaliel. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gamliel is a variant of Gamaliel. The history of Gamaliel gives this family its wider story. Gamaliel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gamliel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,650 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,650 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 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.
Gamliel’s family of names
Gamliel has a related form in Gamaliel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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