Gabriel

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #37 for boys in 2025, 6,569 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2010 · 12,891 births
Debut · boys
15 births
In top 100 · boys
48 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
395,778
since 1880

Gabriel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #21, 2010boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#376,569
2024#5,44323#436,410
2023#8,05513#386,786
2022#6,98416#367,257
2021#5,95520#387,302
2020#5,48722#387,172
2019#3,55243#377,768
2018#4,35732#358,439
2017#4,92227#319,178
2016#3,28049#2510,279
2015#3,12953#2210,913
2014#2,80961#2410,961
2013#3,07653#2411,245
2012#2,56870#2411,580
2011#2,21685#2412,367
2010#1,992100#2112,891
2009#1,561144#2212,834
2008#1,562147#2413,041
2007#1,438164#2812,911
2006#1,342173#2812,543
2005#1,265177#2812,759
2004#1,008234#3211,563
2003#1,180182#2912,522
2002#1,031210#3212,059
2001#933238#3810,917
2000#782293#448,681
1999#784281#537,369
1998#827257#547,068
1997#789264#576,406
1996#869228#615,900
1995#851230#655,713
1994#789259#685,539
1993#832237#864,375
1992#845235#864,336
1991#839240#824,414
1990#905212#1003,699
1989#1,019168#1103,038
1988#957174#1023,119
1987#970163#983,079
1986#1,46686#953,046
1985#1,62173#923,215
1984#1,44680#873,325
1983#1,48577#893,269
1982#1,75563#883,363
1981#1,93555#873,373
1980#1,64470#853,493
1979#1,83258#903,235
1978#1,58168#903,126
1977#1,80156#873,346
1976#1,72955#813,303
1975#2,02343#1062,431
1974#2,13338#1172,232
1973#1,93942#1301,980
1972#2,17335#1391,920
1971#2,24735#1731,573
1970#2,16037#2051,244
1969#2,91721#247864
1968#4,00012#270735
1967#3,34015#285644
1966#4,8668#317547
1965#3,05017#301620
1964#3,24416#311617
1963#3,17616#328581
1962#3,78212#328573
1961#3,79312#334551
1960#3,92011#382427
1959—#372449
1958#3,54312#411362
1957#4,2029#394384
1956—#410345
1955#5,2086#398332
1954#4,6557#420291
1953—#420275
1952—#432262
1951—#432246
1950#5,3015#418258
1949#3,39310#419265
1948—#452216
1947#4,7646#437236
1946—#487173
1945—#465163
1944—#439194
1943#3,8017#449199
1942#4,6225#444194
1941#3,9546#410206
1940—#418193
1939—#466153
1938—#440170
1937#4,2555#430172
1936—#385202
1935#4,2045#414178
1934—#443163
1933—#394188
1932—#413184
1931—#388209
1930—#384220
1929#4,5705#374237
1928—#365255
1927—#373247
1926—#426202
1925—#423202
1924#4,4346#395235
1923#4,9675#415209
1922—#433194
1921#4,4646#410219
1920#4,9755#418201
1919—#425191
1918#4,8095#422190
1917#4,5945#410190
1916#4,4175#427174
1915#3,4347#408173
1914—#417131
1913#3,1875#404114
1912#1,9819#42784
1911—#42047
1910#2,3985#42141
1909—#38839
1908—#40334
1907—#51121
1906—#59016
1905—#39329
1904—#61214
1903—#50518
1902—#42623
1901—#40721
1900—#55519
1899—#58312
1898—#50517
1897—#68110
1896—#48118
1895—#55614
1894—#39922
1893—#45916
1892—#68810
1891—#59710
1890—#48915
1889—#6739
1888—#55413
1887—#39218
1886—#51213
1885—#57711
1884—#38621
1883—#59710
1882—#39920
1881—#41617
1880—#46515
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Gabriel was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Gabriel is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #79 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 299 boysAKMaine: #94 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 465 boysMEVermont: #82 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 450 boysVTNew Hampshire: #96 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 601 boysNHWashington: #54 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 234 boysWAIdaho: #76 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 343 boysIDMontana: #96 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 425 boysMTNorth Dakota: #113 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 706 boysNDMinnesota: #85 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 552 boysMNIllinois: #104 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 603 boysILWisconsin: #104 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 715 boysWIMichigan: #98 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 593 boysMINew York: #116 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 724 boysNYMassachusetts: #112 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 822 boysMARhode Island: #94 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 612 boysRIOregon: #50 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 216 boysORNevada: #59 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 262 boysNVWyoming: #84 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 332 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedSDIowa: #88 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 502 boysIAIndiana: #107 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 681 boysINOhio: #111 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 772 boysOHPennsylvania: #130 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 994 boysPANew Jersey: #133 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 880 boysNJConnecticut: #92 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 610 boysCTCalifornia: #40 for boys · 838 births · 1 in 189 boysCAUtah: #130 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 820 boysUTColorado: #58 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 285 boysCONebraska: #91 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 513 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 569 boysMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,210 boysKYWest Virginia: #150 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,201 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,130 boysVAMaryland: #110 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 674 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedDEArizona: #34 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 136 boysAZNew Mexico: #20 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 107 boysNMKansas: #91 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 446 boysKSArkansas: #172 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 989 boysARTennessee: #131 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 709 boysTNNorth Carolina: #221 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,576 boysNCSouth Carolina: #226 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,423 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #193 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,095 boysDCOklahoma: #192 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,365 boysOKLouisiana: #145 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 647 boysLAMississippi: #147 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 722 boysMSAlabama: #127 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 644 boysALGeorgia: #154 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 848 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 413 boysHITexas: #46 for boys · 451 births · 1 in 239 boysTXFlorida: #115 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 613 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#20 · 1 in 107
  2. Arizona#34 · 1 in 136
  3. California#40 · 1 in 189
  4. Texas#46 · 1 in 239
  5. Oregon#50 · 1 in 216

Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#20881 in 107
Arizona#341311 in 136
California#408381 in 189
Texas#464511 in 239
Oregon#50751 in 216
Washington#541031 in 234
Colorado#58661 in 285
Nevada#59141 in 262
Idaho#76211 in 343
Alaska#79101 in 299
Vermont#8261 in 450
Wyoming#8481 in 332
Minnesota#85491 in 552
Iowa#88391 in 502
Kansas#91341 in 446
Nebraska#91211 in 513
Connecticut#92261 in 610
Hawaii#92151 in 413
Maine#94141 in 465
Rhode Island#9481 in 612
Montana#96121 in 425
New Hampshire#9681 in 601
Michigan#981031 in 593
Missouri#98581 in 569
Illinois#1041301 in 603
Wisconsin#104431 in 715
Indiana#107561 in 681
Maryland#110301 in 674
Ohio#111971 in 772
Massachusetts#112391 in 822
North Dakota#11371 in 706
Florida#115771 in 613
New York#1161551 in 724
Alabama#127391 in 644
Pennsylvania#130721 in 994
Utah#130201 in 820
Tennessee#131421 in 709
New Jersey#133461 in 880
Louisiana#145471 in 647
Mississippi#147251 in 722
West Virginia#150111 in 1,201
Georgia#154421 in 848
Kentucky#162221 in 1,210
Virginia#169271 in 1,130
Arkansas#172151 in 989
Oklahoma#192141 in 1,365
District of Columbia#19371 in 1,095
North Carolina#221231 in 1,576
South Carolina#226141 in 1,423
Delaware———
South Dakota———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gabriel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#43 → #37)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#38 → #37)
  • 15 spots since 2015 (#22 → #37)
  • Biggest jump: 229 spots in 1893 (#688 → #459)
  • Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1897 (#481 → #681)
Rise & fade · boys
130 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2010 at #21 (12,891 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1990–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 149
  • Highest: 1 in 149 boys born in 2010 were named Gabriel (0.67%)
  • Latest: 1 in 260 boys born in 2025 (0.38%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 30.3% of all boys named Gabriel (119,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s147#386 (1884)#497
1890s144#399 (1894)#544
1900s234#388 (1909)#479
1910s1,335#404 (1913)#418
1920s2,201#365 (1928)#403
1930s1,839#384 (1930)#416
1940s2,039#410 (1941)#442
1950s3,204#372 (1959)#411
1960s6,159#247 (1969)#310
1970s24,390#81 (1976)#122
1980s32,320#85 (1980)#93
1990s54,819#53 (1999)#71
2000s119,830#22 (2009)#31
2010s105,621#21 (2010)#27
2020s41,496#36 (2022)#38

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gabriel in 1976

girls
#1,729
55 births · 1 in 26,638 girls
boys
#81
3,303 births · 1 in 475 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #1,729Gabriel55

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #81Gabriel3,303
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 26,638 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 84.2% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #1,714Shae56
  2. #1,714Shawnette56
  3. #1,714Tiesha56
  4. #1,729Gabriel55
  5. #1,729Britta55
  6. #1,729Cammie55
  7. #1,729Cherrie55
  8. #1,747Allegra54
  9. #1,747Asha54
  10. #1,747Brea54

Tied with 17 names at #1,729; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 475 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #78Brent3,405
  2. #79Randy3,320
  3. #80Kyle3,308
  4. #81Gabriel3,303
  5. #82Dustin3,212
  6. #83Cory3,182
  7. #84Derek3,168
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →