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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2010 · 12,891 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 48 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 395,778since 1880
Gabriel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #37 | 6,569 |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | #43 | 6,410 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #38 | 6,786 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #36 | 7,257 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #38 | 7,302 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #38 | 7,172 |
| 2019 | #3,552 | 43 | #37 | 7,768 |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | #35 | 8,439 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #31 | 9,178 |
| 2016 | #3,280 | 49 | #25 | 10,279 |
| 2015 | #3,129 | 53 | #22 | 10,913 |
| 2014 | #2,809 | 61 | #24 | 10,961 |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | #24 | 11,245 |
| 2012 | #2,568 | 70 | #24 | 11,580 |
| 2011 | #2,216 | 85 | #24 | 12,367 |
| 2010 | #1,992 | 100 | #21 | 12,891 |
| 2009 | #1,561 | 144 | #22 | 12,834 |
| 2008 | #1,562 | 147 | #24 | 13,041 |
| 2007 | #1,438 | 164 | #28 | 12,911 |
| 2006 | #1,342 | 173 | #28 | 12,543 |
| 2005 | #1,265 | 177 | #28 | 12,759 |
| 2004 | #1,008 | 234 | #32 | 11,563 |
| 2003 | #1,180 | 182 | #29 | 12,522 |
| 2002 | #1,031 | 210 | #32 | 12,059 |
| 2001 | #933 | 238 | #38 | 10,917 |
| 2000 | #782 | 293 | #44 | 8,681 |
| 1999 | #784 | 281 | #53 | 7,369 |
| 1998 | #827 | 257 | #54 | 7,068 |
| 1997 | #789 | 264 | #57 | 6,406 |
| 1996 | #869 | 228 | #61 | 5,900 |
| 1995 | #851 | 230 | #65 | 5,713 |
| 1994 | #789 | 259 | #68 | 5,539 |
| 1993 | #832 | 237 | #86 | 4,375 |
| 1992 | #845 | 235 | #86 | 4,336 |
| 1991 | #839 | 240 | #82 | 4,414 |
| 1990 | #905 | 212 | #100 | 3,699 |
| 1989 | #1,019 | 168 | #110 | 3,038 |
| 1988 | #957 | 174 | #102 | 3,119 |
| 1987 | #970 | 163 | #98 | 3,079 |
| 1986 | #1,466 | 86 | #95 | 3,046 |
| 1985 | #1,621 | 73 | #92 | 3,215 |
| 1984 | #1,446 | 80 | #87 | 3,325 |
| 1983 | #1,485 | 77 | #89 | 3,269 |
| 1982 | #1,755 | 63 | #88 | 3,363 |
| 1981 | #1,935 | 55 | #87 | 3,373 |
| 1980 | #1,644 | 70 | #85 | 3,493 |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 | #90 | 3,235 |
| 1978 | #1,581 | 68 | #90 | 3,126 |
| 1977 | #1,801 | 56 | #87 | 3,346 |
| 1976 | #1,729 | 55 | #81 | 3,303 |
| 1975 | #2,023 | 43 | #106 | 2,431 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #117 | 2,232 |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | #130 | 1,980 |
| 1972 | #2,173 | 35 | #139 | 1,920 |
| 1971 | #2,247 | 35 | #173 | 1,573 |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | #205 | 1,244 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #247 | 864 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #270 | 735 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #285 | 644 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #317 | 547 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #301 | 620 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #311 | 617 |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | #328 | 581 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #328 | 573 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #334 | 551 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #382 | 427 |
| 1959 | — | #372 | 449 | |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #411 | 362 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #394 | 384 |
| 1956 | — | #410 | 345 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #398 | 332 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #420 | 291 |
| 1953 | — | #420 | 275 | |
| 1952 | — | #432 | 262 | |
| 1951 | — | #432 | 246 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #418 | 258 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #419 | 265 |
| 1948 | — | #452 | 216 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #437 | 236 |
| 1946 | — | #487 | 173 | |
| 1945 | — | #465 | 163 | |
| 1944 | — | #439 | 194 | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #449 | 199 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #444 | 194 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #410 | 206 |
| 1940 | — | #418 | 193 | |
| 1939 | — | #466 | 153 | |
| 1938 | — | #440 | 170 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #430 | 172 |
| 1936 | — | #385 | 202 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #414 | 178 |
| 1934 | — | #443 | 163 | |
| 1933 | — | #394 | 188 | |
| 1932 | — | #413 | 184 | |
| 1931 | — | #388 | 209 | |
| 1930 | — | #384 | 220 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #374 | 237 |
| 1928 | — | #365 | 255 | |
| 1927 | — | #373 | 247 | |
| 1926 | — | #426 | 202 | |
| 1925 | — | #423 | 202 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #395 | 235 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #415 | 209 |
| 1922 | — | #433 | 194 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #410 | 219 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #418 | 201 |
| 1919 | — | #425 | 191 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #422 | 190 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #410 | 190 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #427 | 174 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #408 | 173 |
| 1914 | — | #417 | 131 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #404 | 114 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #427 | 84 |
| 1911 | — | #420 | 47 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #421 | 41 |
| 1909 | — | #388 | 39 | |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #407 | 21 | |
| 1900 | — | #555 | 19 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #386 | 21 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#30 · 1 in 128
- Arizona#53 · 1 in 213
- California#63 · 1 in 288
- Texas#69 · 1 in 330
- District of Columbia#75 · 1 in 348
Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #30 | 89 | 1 in 128 |
| Arizona | #53 | 133 | 1 in 213 |
| California | #63 | 828 | 1 in 288 |
| Texas | #69 | 435 | 1 in 330 |
| District of Columbia | #75 | 23 | 1 in 348 |
| Hawaii | #77 | 20 | 1 in 337 |
| Colorado | #79 | 63 | 1 in 390 |
| New York | #90 | 235 | 1 in 535 |
| Florida | #92 | 150 | 1 in 530 |
| Maine | #95 | 12 | 1 in 595 |
| Washington | #96 | 65 | 1 in 488 |
| New Jersey | #100 | 67 | 1 in 745 |
| Illinois | #103 | 125 | 1 in 654 |
| Massachusetts | #104 | 50 | 1 in 816 |
| Rhode Island | #107 | 8 | 1 in 777 |
| Oregon | #108 | 31 | 1 in 572 |
| Idaho | #113 | 11 | 1 in 597 |
| Nebraska | #113 | 17 | 1 in 628 |
| Alaska | #118 | 8 | 1 in 555 |
| Connecticut | #127 | 23 | 1 in 929 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 34 | 1 in 897 |
| Michigan | #131 | 76 | 1 in 850 |
| Nevada | #131 | 9 | 1 in 754 |
| Missouri | #137 | 37 | 1 in 966 |
| South Dakota | #137 | 6 | 1 in 790 |
| Wisconsin | #137 | 30 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Montana | #138 | 7 | 1 in 704 |
| West Virginia | #145 | 10 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Kentucky | #149 | 20 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Maryland | #150 | 28 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Pennsylvania | #151 | 63 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Kansas | #152 | 17 | 1 in 973 |
| Indiana | #156 | 31 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Iowa | #157 | 15 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Ohio | #164 | 57 | 1 in 1,338 |
| North Carolina | #166 | 37 | 1 in 1,122 |
| South Carolina | #177 | 21 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Alabama | #180 | 23 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Georgia | #188 | 38 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 16 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Tennessee | #202 | 21 | 1 in 1,535 |
| Mississippi | #224 | 12 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Louisiana | #226 | 26 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Utah | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Arkansas | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Virginia | #262 | 18 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 147 | #386 (1884) | #497 |
| 1890s | 144 | #399 (1894) | #544 |
| 1900s | 234 | #388 (1909) | #479 |
| 1910s | 1,335 | #404 (1913) | #418 |
| 1920s | 2,201 | #365 (1928) | #403 |
| 1930s | 1,839 | #384 (1930) | #416 |
| 1940s | 2,039 | #410 (1941) | #442 |
| 1950s | 3,204 | #372 (1959) | #411 |
| 1960s | 6,159 | #247 (1969) | #310 |
| 1970s | 24,390 | #81 (1976) | #122 |
| 1980s | 32,320 | #85 (1980) | #93 |
| 1990s | 54,819 | #53 (1999) | #71 |
| 2000s | 119,830 | #22 (2009) | #31 |
| 2010s | 105,621 | #21 (2010) | #27 |
| 2020s | 41,496 | #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 1987
girls
#970
163 births · 1 in 10,666 girls
boys
#98
3,079 births · 1 in 606 boys
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 10,666 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 92.7% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 606 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 98.8% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gabriel
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.