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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#3 · 1 in 68
- Arizona#10 · 1 in 100
- Kansas#10 · 1 in 111
- Alaska#13 · 1 in 84
- Oregon#13 · 1 in 114
Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #3 | 166 | 1 in 68 |
| Arizona | #10 | 454 | 1 in 100 |
| Kansas | #10 | 152 | 1 in 111 |
| Alaska | #13 | 40 | 1 in 84 |
| Oregon | #13 | 178 | 1 in 114 |
| Idaho | #15 | 84 | 1 in 108 |
| Montana | #15 | 45 | 1 in 97 |
| Florida | #17 | 888 | 1 in 116 |
| Colorado | #18 | 254 | 1 in 119 |
| South Dakota | #18 | 41 | 1 in 103 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 160 | 1 in 135 |
| Vermont | #24 | 24 | 1 in 87 |
| Washington | #24 | 267 | 1 in 136 |
| California | #26 | 1,873 | 1 in 139 |
| Utah | #26 | 171 | 1 in 136 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 38 | 1 in 134 |
| Nevada | #29 | 102 | 1 in 153 |
| Texas | #30 | 1,159 | 1 in 161 |
| District of Columbia | #31 | 33 | 1 in 142 |
| Maine | #31 | 54 | 1 in 102 |
| Illinois | #32 | 454 | 1 in 170 |
| Louisiana | #32 | 166 | 1 in 151 |
| North Carolina | #32 | 376 | 1 in 145 |
| New Jersey | #33 | 304 | 1 in 155 |
| New York | #33 | 649 | 1 in 169 |
| Wyoming | #34 | 19 | 1 in 115 |
| Delaware | #36 | 34 | 1 in 116 |
| Michigan | #36 | 369 | 1 in 147 |
| Connecticut | #38 | 122 | 1 in 138 |
| Maryland | #38 | 190 | 1 in 158 |
| Rhode Island | #38 | 40 | 1 in 121 |
| Virginia | #38 | 285 | 1 in 154 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | 188 | 1 in 159 |
| Iowa | #39 | 114 | 1 in 149 |
| Massachusetts | #39 | 236 | 1 in 139 |
| Nebraska | #39 | 70 | 1 in 152 |
| Georgia | #40 | 362 | 1 in 172 |
| Arkansas | #41 | 91 | 1 in 172 |
| Indiana | #41 | 248 | 1 in 156 |
| Kentucky | #41 | 159 | 1 in 151 |
| Missouri | #41 | 222 | 1 in 158 |
| South Carolina | #41 | 138 | 1 in 164 |
| Alabama | #42 | 142 | 1 in 178 |
| Ohio | #42 | 417 | 1 in 159 |
| Pennsylvania | #43 | 382 | 1 in 169 |
| Mississippi | #45 | 83 | 1 in 193 |
| Tennessee | #45 | 217 | 1 in 173 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 58 | 1 in 151 |
| North Dakota | #47 | 23 | 1 in 149 |
| Minnesota | #50 | 169 | 1 in 182 |
| New Hampshire | #51 | 33 | 1 in 165 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #21 (12,891 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1990–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 149 boys born in 2010 were named Gabriel (0.67%)
- Latest: 1 in 260 boys born in 2025 (0.38%)
- 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 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 10,990 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 93.3% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,335Lilli174
- #1,335Marcela174
- #1,335Raelynn174
- #1,342Gabriel173
- #1,342Chiara173
- #1,342Ivette173
- #1,342Jamiyah173
- #1,351Josselyn172
- #1,351Mackenna172
- #1,353Alanah171
Tied with 8 names at #1,342; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 164 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.