Gabriel
Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl (גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God's man".
Meaning & Origin of Gabriel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl (גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God's man".
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The Story of Gabriel
Gabriel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 13,040 Gabriels were born — ranking #24 that year. As of 2026, Gabriel ranks #38 for baby boys with 6,342 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 402K Gabriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gabriel
Gabriel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 402K births in the dataset. Gabriel's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #21. Use the chart and map above to compare Gabriel'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 .
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