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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 315 boysAKMaine: #101 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 538 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,305 boysNHWashington: #92 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 442 boysWAIdaho: #116 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 570 boysIDMontana: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 671 boysMTNorth Dakota: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 615 boysNDMinnesota: #143 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,023 boysMNIllinois: #119 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 681 boysILWisconsin: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,850 boysWIMichigan: #115 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 683 boysMINew York: #86 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 536 boysNYMassachusetts: #113 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 746 boysMARhode Island: #104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 666 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 374 boysORNevada: #97 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 431 boysNVWyoming: #115 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 481 boysWYSouth Dakota: #121 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 572 boysSDIowa: #130 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 805 boysIAIndiana: #175 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,307 boysINOhio: #142 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,064 boysOHPennsylvania: #145 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,112 boysPANew Jersey: #87 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 532 boysNJConnecticut: #105 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 645 boysCTCalifornia: #63 for boys · 1,087 births · 1 in 267 boysCAUtah: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,110 boysUTColorado: #89 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 394 boysCONebraska: #142 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 840 boysNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 883 boysMOKentucky: #205 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,772 boysKYWest Virginia: #164 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,315 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,141 boysVAMaryland: #157 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,070 boysMDDelaware: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 614 boysDEArizona: #51 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 207 boysAZNew Mexico: #39 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 152 boysNMKansas: #118 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 604 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,549 boysARTennessee: #207 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,485 boysTNNorth Carolina: #174 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,131 boysNCSouth Carolina: #187 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,103 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 357 boysDCOklahoma: #186 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,140 boysOKLouisiana: #227 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,250 boysLAMississippi: #214 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,144 boysMSAlabama: #177 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 968 boysALGeorgia: #135 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 760 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 401 boysHITexas: #75 for boys · 455 births · 1 in 337 boysTXFlorida: #87 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 473 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#39 · 1 in 152
  2. Arizona#51 · 1 in 207
  3. California#63 · 1 in 267
  4. Texas#75 · 1 in 337
  5. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 357

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#39751 in 152
Arizona#511491 in 207
California#631,0871 in 267
Texas#754551 in 337
District of Columbia#81261 in 357
Alaska#83141 in 315
Oregon#85541 in 374
New York#862591 in 536
Florida#871941 in 473
New Jersey#871031 in 532
Colorado#89621 in 394
Hawaii#92181 in 401
Washington#92811 in 442
Nevada#97201 in 431
Maine#101141 in 538
Rhode Island#104101 in 666
Connecticut#105351 in 645
Delaware#10881 in 614
Massachusetts#113591 in 746
Michigan#1151041 in 683
Wyoming#11551 in 481
Idaho#116121 in 570
North Dakota#11671 in 615
Kansas#118281 in 604
Illinois#1191311 in 681
South Dakota#12181 in 572
Iowa#130231 in 805
Georgia#135661 in 760
Missouri#137431 in 883
Montana#13771 in 671
Nebraska#142131 in 840
Ohio#142751 in 1,064
Minnesota#143311 in 1,023
Pennsylvania#145741 in 1,112
New Hampshire#15161 in 1,305
Maryland#157311 in 1,070
West Virginia#16481 in 1,315
Virginia#169381 in 1,141
North Carolina#174421 in 1,131
Indiana#175311 in 1,307
Alabama#177281 in 968
Oklahoma#186181 in 1,140
South Carolina#187221 in 1,103
Utah#194151 in 1,110
Kentucky#205141 in 1,772
Tennessee#207241 in 1,485
Mississippi#214151 in 1,144
Wisconsin#215181 in 1,850
Louisiana#227251 in 1,250
Arkansas#237101 in 1,549
Vermont———

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 1990

girls
#905
212 births · 1 in 8,955 girls
boys
#100
3,699 births · 1 in 555 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #905Gabriel212

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #100Gabriel3,699
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 8,955 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 94.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #900Joana213
  2. #900Katheryn213
  3. #900Marcia213
  4. #905Gabriel212
  5. #905Catrina212
  6. #905Lourdes212
  7. #905Micah212
  8. #910Dominque211
  9. #911Brooklyn210
  10. #911Dulce210

Tied with 4 names at #905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 555 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #97Ronald3,899
  2. #98Devin3,866
  3. #99Garrett3,757
  4. #100Gabriel3,699
  5. #101Miguel3,696
  6. #102Seth3,561
  7. #103Douglas3,544
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →