To play or make a wager
Derived from the Middle English word 'gamelen', meaning to play or frolic. While it later became associated with wagering and risk-taking, its earliest roots suggest a spirited and playful nature. As a surname, it may also have Old Norse origins related to the word 'gamall', meaning old.
Less common today
Gamble isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,339 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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