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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #105 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 430 boysAKMaine: #133 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 869 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 523 boysNHWashington: #92 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 382 boysWAIdaho: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 652 boysIDMontana: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 629 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #132 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 842 boysMNIllinois: #109 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 599 boysILWisconsin: #117 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 678 boysWIMichigan: #108 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 583 boysMINew York: #78 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 439 boysNYMassachusetts: #79 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 445 boysMARhode Island: #135 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 915 boysRIOregon: #86 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 353 boysORNevada: #124 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 565 boysNVWyoming: #100 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 381 boysWYSouth Dakota: #110 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 448 boysSDIowa: #133 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 763 boysIAIndiana: #121 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 676 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 810 boysOHPennsylvania: #121 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 787 boysPANew Jersey: #82 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 497 boysNJConnecticut: #95 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 511 boysCTCalifornia: #57 for boys · 1,236 births · 1 in 230 boysCAUtah: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 878 boysUTColorado: #75 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 312 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 469 boysNEMissouri: #135 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 844 boysMOKentucky: #160 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,056 boysKYWest Virginia: #155 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,027 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 858 boysVAMaryland: #134 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 741 boysMDDelaware: #134 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 735 boysDEArizona: #45 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 189 boysAZNew Mexico: #29 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 120 boysNMKansas: #113 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 532 boysKSArkansas: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,023 boysARTennessee: #197 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,213 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 761 boysNCSouth Carolina: #159 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 903 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 499 boysDCOklahoma: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 884 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 984 boysLAMississippi: #160 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 780 boysMSAlabama: #162 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 799 boysALGeorgia: #129 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 697 boysGAHawaii: #97 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 403 boysHITexas: #64 for boys · 539 births · 1 in 284 boysTXFlorida: #72 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 371 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#29 · 1 in 120
  2. Arizona#45 · 1 in 189
  3. California#57 · 1 in 230
  4. Texas#64 · 1 in 284
  5. Florida#72 · 1 in 371

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#29971 in 120
Arizona#451651 in 189
California#571,2361 in 230
Texas#645391 in 284
Florida#722361 in 371
Colorado#75791 in 312
New York#783011 in 439
Massachusetts#79921 in 445
New Jersey#821061 in 497
Oregon#86551 in 353
Washington#92951 in 382
Connecticut#95411 in 511
Hawaii#97171 in 403
Nebraska#100221 in 469
Wyoming#10061 in 381
New Hampshire#102131 in 523
Alaska#105101 in 430
Michigan#1081131 in 583
Illinois#1091441 in 599
South Dakota#110101 in 448
Kansas#113301 in 532
Wisconsin#117471 in 678
Indiana#121581 in 676
Pennsylvania#121991 in 787
Nevada#124161 in 565
District of Columbia#126151 in 499
Montana#12871 in 629
Georgia#129701 in 697
North Carolina#130611 in 761
Ohio#131951 in 810
Minnesota#132361 in 842
Iowa#133231 in 763
Maine#13381 in 869
Delaware#13461 in 735
Idaho#134111 in 652
Maryland#134431 in 741
Virginia#134491 in 858
Missouri#135431 in 844
Rhode Island#13571 in 915
West Virginia#155101 in 1,027
South Carolina#159251 in 903
Kentucky#160231 in 1,056
Mississippi#160211 in 780
Oklahoma#161231 in 884
Alabama#162331 in 799
Utah#170191 in 878
Arkansas#188141 in 1,023
Louisiana#194311 in 984
Tennessee#197291 in 1,213
North Dakota———
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 1992

girls
#845
235 births · 1 in 7,847 girls
boys
#86
4,336 births · 1 in 461 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #845Gabriel235

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #86Gabriel4,336
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 7,847 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 94.6% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #842Lourdes236
  2. #842Macey236
  3. #842Whitley236
  4. #845Gabriel235
  5. #845Anais235
  6. #845Bernadette235
  7. #845Kallie235
  8. #852Alayna234
  9. #852Ellie234
  10. #854Anissa233

Tied with 6 names at #845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 461 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #83Cory4,436
  2. #84Blake4,397
  3. #85Antonio4,344
  4. #86Gabriel4,336
  5. #87Victor4,293
  6. #88Garrett4,270
  7. #89Logan4,226
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →