Gabriel
How to say it: GAY-bree-ul · /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
From Hebrew Gavri'el, meaning 'God is my strength'. One of the archangels in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.
Gabriel was the 42nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6,569 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #67 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #42 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 6,569 |
| Share of births | 1 in 504 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −40% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #67 |
| In France, 2025 | #1 among boys’ names, 4,650 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Long present in the records, Gabriel reached its height in the 2000s. Still close to that height, a soft decline looks ahead.
What goes with it
Soft and crisp at once, Gabriel carries biblical weight with strength that travels well. Raphael makes a natural companion.
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Nicknames
- Gabe
- Gabi
Other spellings
Honouring a Gabriel in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gabriel is about 1 in 21.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #1 for boys in 2025.
England and Wales: #80. Ireland: #112.
Famous people named Gabriel
- Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014)Colombian writer and Nobel laureate
- Gabriel Boric (born 1986)President of Chile from 2022 to 2026
- Gabriel Batistuta (born 1969)Argentine association football player
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