Gabryel
Gabryel Monteiro de Andrade, known simply as Gabryel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Stripfing.
Meaning & Origin of Gabryel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gabryel Monteiro de Andrade, known simply as Gabryel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Stripfing.
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The Story of Gabryel
As a girl name
Gabryel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 15 births, good for #6,954 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Gabryels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 182 Gabryels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Gabryel as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Gabryel — #3,004 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Gabryels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 424 Gabryels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gabryel
Gabryel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 424 births in the dataset. Gabryel's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,004. Use the chart and map above to compare Gabryel'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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