Gabe
Gabe is a given name and a short form of the given name Gabriel; it is also a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Gabe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gabe is a given name and a short form of the given name Gabriel; it is also a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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The Story of Gabe
Gabe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 126 Gabes were born — ranking #1,253 that year. As of 2026, Gabe ranks #4,738 for baby boys with 21 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 4K Gabes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Gabe
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gabe is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gab
- Gape
- Gob
- Goob
- Gib
- Gub
- Geb
- Gabb
- Geib
- Gebe
- Gubb
- Guib
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gabe
Gabe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Gabe's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #571. Use the chart and map above to compare Gabe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.