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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #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 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #4 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 78 boysAKMaine: #22 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 108 boysMEVermont: #30 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 111 boysVTNew Hampshire: #30 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 110 boysNHWashington: #20 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 137 boysWAIdaho: #17 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 127 boysIDMontana: #8 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 91 boysMTNorth Dakota: #19 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 107 boysNDMinnesota: #37 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 170 boysMNIllinois: #36 for boys · 383 births · 1 in 174 boysILWisconsin: #37 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 174 boysWIMichigan: #21 for boys · 346 births · 1 in 138 boysMINew York: #29 for boys · 666 births · 1 in 157 boysNYMassachusetts: #31 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 127 boysMARhode Island: #13 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 71 boysRIOregon: #22 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 139 boysORNevada: #23 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 129 boysNVWyoming: #40 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 136 boysWYSouth Dakota: #44 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 163 boysSDIowa: #25 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 143 boysIAIndiana: #22 for boys · 267 births · 1 in 134 boysINOhio: #31 for boys · 380 births · 1 in 157 boysOHPennsylvania: #24 for boys · 458 births · 1 in 132 boysPANew Jersey: #27 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 135 boysNJConnecticut: #30 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 126 boysCTCalifornia: #33 for boys · 1,318 births · 1 in 175 boysCAUtah: #33 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 179 boysUTColorado: #14 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 125 boysCONebraska: #15 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 122 boysNEMissouri: #24 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 143 boysMOKentucky: #18 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 117 boysKYWest Virginia: #24 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 119 boysWVVirginia: #23 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 129 boysVAMaryland: #26 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 128 boysMDDelaware: #28 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 108 boysDEArizona: #17 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 131 boysAZNew Mexico: #7 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 100 boysNMKansas: #11 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 122 boysKSArkansas: #9 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 107 boysARTennessee: #28 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 159 boysTNNorth Carolina: #16 for boys · 409 births · 1 in 124 boysNCSouth Carolina: #16 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 115 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #34 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 138 boysDCOklahoma: #16 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 127 boysOKLouisiana: #20 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 138 boysLAMississippi: #41 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 175 boysMSAlabama: #30 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 155 boysALGeorgia: #30 for boys · 330 births · 1 in 164 boysGAHawaii: #13 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 97 boysHITexas: #26 for boys · 1,105 births · 1 in 161 boysTXFlorida: #16 for boys · 799 births · 1 in 115 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#4 · 1 in 78
  2. New Mexico#7 · 1 in 100
  3. Montana#8 · 1 in 91
  4. Arkansas#9 · 1 in 107
  5. Kansas#11 · 1 in 122

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#4431 in 78
New Mexico#7971 in 100
Montana#8431 in 91
Arkansas#91341 in 107
Kansas#111321 in 122
Hawaii#13481 in 97
Rhode Island#13551 in 71
Colorado#142181 in 125
Nebraska#15811 in 122
Florida#167991 in 115
North Carolina#164091 in 124
Oklahoma#161601 in 127
South Carolina#161821 in 115
Arizona#172821 in 131
Idaho#17641 in 127
Kentucky#181891 in 117
North Dakota#19361 in 107
Louisiana#201751 in 138
Washington#202631 in 137
Michigan#213461 in 138
Indiana#222671 in 134
Maine#22441 in 108
Oregon#221301 in 139
Nevada#231031 in 129
Virginia#233241 in 129
Missouri#242221 in 143
Pennsylvania#244581 in 132
West Virginia#24701 in 119
Iowa#251061 in 143
Maryland#262161 in 128
Texas#261,1051 in 161
New Jersey#273081 in 135
Delaware#28331 in 108
Tennessee#282251 in 159
New York#296661 in 157
Alabama#301431 in 155
Connecticut#301141 in 126
Georgia#303301 in 164
New Hampshire#30431 in 110
Vermont#30161 in 111
Massachusetts#312331 in 127
Ohio#313801 in 157
California#331,3181 in 175
Utah#331211 in 179
District of Columbia#34301 in 138
Illinois#363831 in 174
Minnesota#371631 in 170
Wisconsin#371571 in 174
Wyoming#40141 in 136
Mississippi#41771 in 175
South Dakota#44251 in 163

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 2012

girls
#2,568
70 births · 1 in 25,158 girls
boys
#24
11,580 births · 1 in 164 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #2,568Gabriel70

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #24Gabriel11,580
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 25,158 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 86.9% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #2,548Yehudis71
  2. #2,548Yuna71
  3. #2,548Yuridia71
  4. #2,568Gabriel70
  5. #2,568Alexys70
  6. #2,568Angelyn70
  7. #2,568Britany70
  8. #2,597Abilene69
  9. #2,597Aliviah69
  10. #2,597Allana69

Tied with 28 names at #2,568; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

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

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 164 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #21Jackson12,498
  2. #22Logan12,488
  3. #23Christopher11,921
  4. #24Gabriel11,580
  5. #25Samuel11,470
  6. #26Ryan10,944
  7. #27Lucas10,718
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

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

See the top 100 for 2012 →