The first name Gamaliel
A boy’s name from Hebrew.
Pronounced / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/ 3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Gamaliel, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gamaliel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gamaliel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 37 boys born in the United States were named Gamaliel, the 3,208th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 56 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Gamliel
Famous people named Gamaliel
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- GamalielFirst-century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin, -100–50
- Gamaliel IIActive 80-110
- Gamaliel III3rd century Judean rabbi and nasi, 250–235
- Raphael WarnockAmerican pastor and politician (born 1969)
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Questions
- What does the name Gamaliel mean?
- From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
- What is the origin of the name Gamaliel?
- From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
- How popular is the name Gamaliel?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Gamaliel, ranking 4,275th.
- Is Gamaliel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,950 US babies named Gamaliel since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gamaliel most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 56 babies were named Gamaliel, its highest rank at 2,111th.
- How do you pronounce Gamaliel?
- Gamaliel is / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Gamaliel?
- Gamliel.