Gabriel Boy
How popular is Gabriel?
#37 boy name in 2025
6,569 baby boys were named Gabriel in the US in 2025, making it the 37th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Gabriel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #37 for boys (▲ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6,569 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #22 in 2015, #38 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (13,041 boys) |
| Highest rank | #21 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gabriel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gabriel family of names ranked #43 for boys in 2025 (#48 the year before), with 6,597 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Gabriel is most popular
Babies named Gabriel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alaska: 7.6 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- Rhode Island: 7.5 per 1,000 (123 boys)
- New Mexico: 7.3 per 1,000 (242 boys)
- District of Columbia: 7.3 per 1,000 (108 boys)
- Delaware: 6.9 per 1,000 (104 boys)
Gabriel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 147 | #386 |
| 1890s | 144 | #399 |
| 1900s | 234 | #388 |
| 1910s | 1,335 | #404 |
| 1920s | 2,201 | #365 |
| 1930s | 1,839 | #384 |
| 1940s | 2,039 | #410 |
| 1950s | 3,204 | #372 |
| 1960s | 6,159 | #247 |
| 1970s | 24,390 | #81 |
| 1980s | 32,320 | #85 |
| 1990s | 54,819 | #53 |
| 2000s | 119,830 | #22 |
| 2010s | 105,621 | #21 |
| 2020s | 41,496 | #36 |
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Questions
- Is Gabriel a boy or girl name?
- Gabriel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gabriel were boys.
- How popular is the name Gabriel?
- 6,569 baby boys were named Gabriel in the US in 2025, making it the 37th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Gabriel most popular?
- Gabriel peaked in 2008, when 13,041 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #21 in 2010.
- How many people are named Gabriel?
- 402,627 babies have been named Gabriel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 385,628 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Gabriel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gabriel was most common in Alaska, at 7.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.