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Gabriel

Boy

Meaning of Gabriel: Hebrew: 'God is my strength'

Gabriel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 39th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 74th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#39

6,579 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#74

730 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

402,627

First recorded 1880 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 3,428 babies1982: 3,426 babies1983: 3,346 babies1984: 3,405 babies1985: 3,288 babies1986: 3,132 babies1987: 3,242 babies1988: 3,293 babies1989: 3,206 babies1990: 3,911 babies19901991: 4,654 babies1992: 4,571 babies1993: 4,612 babies1994: 5,798 babies1995: 5,943 babies1996: 6,128 babies1997: 6,670 babies1998: 7,325 babies1999: 7,650 babies2000: 8,974 babies20002001: 11,155 babies2002: 12,269 babies2003: 12,704 babies2004: 11,797 babies2005: 12,936 babies2006: 12,716 babies2007: 13,075 babies2008: 13,188 babies2009: 12,978 babies2010: 12,991 babies20102011: 12,452 babies2012: 11,650 babies2013: 11,298 babies2014: 11,022 babies2015: 10,966 babies2016: 10,328 babies2017: 9,205 babies2018: 8,471 babies2019: 7,811 babies2020: 7,194 babies20202021: 7,322 babies2022: 7,273 babies2023: 6,799 babies2024: 6,433 babies2025: 6,579 babies
US babies named Gabriel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 13,188.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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