Gabriel

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #37 for boys in 2025, 6,569 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2010 · 12,891 births
Debut · boys
15 births
In top 100 · boys
48 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
395,778
since 1880

Gabriel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #21, 2010boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#376,569
2024#5,44323#436,410
2023#8,05513#386,786
2022#6,98416#367,257
2021#5,95520#387,302
2020#5,48722#387,172
2019#3,55243#377,768
2018#4,35732#358,439
2017#4,92227#319,178
2016#3,28049#2510,279
2015#3,12953#2210,913
2014#2,80961#2410,961
2013#3,07653#2411,245
2012#2,56870#2411,580
2011#2,21685#2412,367
2010#1,992100#2112,891
2009#1,561144#2212,834
2008#1,562147#2413,041
2007#1,438164#2812,911
2006#1,342173#2812,543
2005#1,265177#2812,759
2004#1,008234#3211,563
2003#1,180182#2912,522
2002#1,031210#3212,059
2001#933238#3810,917
2000#782293#448,681
1999#784281#537,369
1998#827257#547,068
1997#789264#576,406
1996#869228#615,900
1995#851230#655,713
1994#789259#685,539
1993#832237#864,375
1992#845235#864,336
1991#839240#824,414
1990#905212#1003,699
1989#1,019168#1103,038
1988#957174#1023,119
1987#970163#983,079
1986#1,46686#953,046
1985#1,62173#923,215
1984#1,44680#873,325
1983#1,48577#893,269
1982#1,75563#883,363
1981#1,93555#873,373
1980#1,64470#853,493
1979#1,83258#903,235
1978#1,58168#903,126
1977#1,80156#873,346
1976#1,72955#813,303
1975#2,02343#1062,431
1974#2,13338#1172,232
1973#1,93942#1301,980
1972#2,17335#1391,920
1971#2,24735#1731,573
1970#2,16037#2051,244
1969#2,91721#247864
1968#4,00012#270735
1967#3,34015#285644
1966#4,8668#317547
1965#3,05017#301620
1964#3,24416#311617
1963#3,17616#328581
1962#3,78212#328573
1961#3,79312#334551
1960#3,92011#382427
1959#372449
1958#3,54312#411362
1957#4,2029#394384
1956#410345
1955#5,2086#398332
1954#4,6557#420291
1953#420275
1952#432262
1951#432246
1950#5,3015#418258
1949#3,39310#419265
1948#452216
1947#4,7646#437236
1946#487173
1945#465163
1944#439194
1943#3,8017#449199
1942#4,6225#444194
1941#3,9546#410206
1940#418193
1939#466153
1938#440170
1937#4,2555#430172
1936#385202
1935#4,2045#414178
1934#443163
1933#394188
1932#413184
1931#388209
1930#384220
1929#4,5705#374237
1928#365255
1927#373247
1926#426202
1925#423202
1924#4,4346#395235
1923#4,9675#415209
1922#433194
1921#4,4646#410219
1920#4,9755#418201
1919#425191
1918#4,8095#422190
1917#4,5945#410190
1916#4,4175#427174
1915#3,4347#408173
1914#417131
1913#3,1875#404114
1912#1,9819#42784
1911#42047
1910#2,3985#42141
1909#38839
1908#40334
1907#51121
1906#59016
1905#39329
1904#61214
1903#50518
1902#42623
1901#40721
1900#55519
1899#58312
1898#50517
1897#68110
1896#48118
1895#55614
1894#39922
1893#45916
1892#68810
1891#59710
1890#48915
1889#6739
1888#55413
1887#39218
1886#51213
1885#57711
1884#38621
1883#59710
1882#39920
1881#41617
1880#46515
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Gabriel was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Gabriel is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #348 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,746 boysILWisconsin: #333 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,772 boysWIMichigan: #456 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,357 boysMINew York: #307 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 3,664 boysNYMassachusetts: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,561 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,084 boysPANew Jersey: #374 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,012 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #182 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 1,132 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedUTColorado: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,832 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedVAMaryland: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,565 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedDEArizona: #160 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 737 boysAZNew Mexico: #121 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 554 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #539 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #489 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,894 boysLAMississippi: #398 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,503 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedGAHawaii: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,494 boysHITexas: #189 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 965 boysTXFlorida: #464 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,872 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#121 · 1 in 554
  2. Arizona#160 · 1 in 737
  3. California#182 · 1 in 1,132
  4. Texas#189 · 1 in 965
  5. Colorado#230 · 1 in 1,832

Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#121241 in 554
Arizona#160231 in 737
California#1821671 in 1,132
Texas#1891241 in 965
Colorado#230121 in 1,832
Hawaii#25351 in 1,494
New York#307491 in 3,664
Massachusetts#33361 in 9,561
Wisconsin#33371 in 6,772
Illinois#348241 in 4,746
New Jersey#37491 in 7,012
Maryland#37651 in 6,565
Pennsylvania#395131 in 9,084
Mississippi#39861 in 4,503
Michigan#45691 in 10,357
Florida#46481 in 6,872
Louisiana#48971 in 5,894
North Carolina#53951 in 10,568
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gabriel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#43#37)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#38#37)
  • 15 spots since 2015 (#22#37)
  • Biggest jump: 229 spots in 1893 (#688#459)
  • Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1897 (#481#681)
Rise & fade · boys
130 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2010 at #21 (12,891 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1990–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 149
  • Highest: 1 in 149 boys born in 2010 were named Gabriel (0.67%)
  • Latest: 1 in 260 boys born in 2025 (0.38%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 30.3% of all boys named Gabriel (119,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s147#386 (1884)#497
1890s144#399 (1894)#544
1900s234#388 (1909)#479
1910s1,335#404 (1913)#418
1920s2,201#365 (1928)#403
1930s1,839#384 (1930)#416
1940s2,039#410 (1941)#442
1950s3,204#372 (1959)#411
1960s6,159#247 (1969)#310
1970s24,390#81 (1976)#122
1980s32,320#85 (1980)#93
1990s54,819#53 (1999)#71
2000s119,830#22 (2009)#31
2010s105,621#21 (2010)#27
2020s41,496#36 (2022)#38

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gabriel in 1961

girls
#3,793
12 births · 1 in 168,208 girls
boys
#334
551 births · 1 in 3,855 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #3,793Gabriel12

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #334Gabriel551
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 168,208 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 49.6% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #3,608Willow13
  2. #3,608Wynn13
  3. #3,608Yadira13
  4. #3,793Gabriel12
  5. #3,793Allena12
  6. #3,793Alona12
  7. #3,793Alvin12
  8. #4,009Adrain11
  9. #4,009Agustina11
  10. #4,009Aixa11

Tied with 215 names at #3,793; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 997Corinna#1,811#814
  2. 789Sabra#1,637#848
  3. 745Velvet#1,286#541
  4. 601Johnna#1,043#442
  5. 600Damita#1,597#997
Fallers
  1. 317Sheena#980#1,297
  2. 253Lita#909#1,162
  3. 241Jannette#970#1,211
  4. 229Francisca#939#1,168
  5. 214Andra#822#1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,855 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 92.8% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #331Monte563
  2. #332Salvatore561
  3. #333Ira552
  4. #334Gabriel551
  5. #335Otis544
  6. #336Alton542
  7. #337Alberto540
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 3,171Parrish#4,038#867
  2. 589Brook#1,252#663
  3. 467Osvaldo#1,434#967
  4. 426Shayne#1,152#726
  5. 367Pernell#1,295#928
Fallers
  1. 425Wayde#672#1,097
  2. 380Yancy#923#1,303
  3. 301Jonas#905#1,206
  4. 264Tobin#833#1,097
  5. 253Keenan#748#1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961