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
#21
2010 · 12,891 births
Debut · boys
1880
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #114 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 484 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMEVermont: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 685 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNHWashington: #111 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 618 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 557 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #148 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,018 boysMNIllinois: #146 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 859 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,947 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMINew York: #99 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 613 boysNYMassachusetts: #107 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 768 boysMARhode Island: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,310 boysRIOregon: #98 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 474 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 799 boysNVWyoming: #112 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 486 boysWYSouth Dakota: #106 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 520 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 829 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,321 boysINOhio: #143 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,070 boysOHPennsylvania: #153 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,180 boysPANew Jersey: #100 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 725 boysNJConnecticut: #118 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 852 boysCTCalifornia: #74 for boys · 855 births · 1 in 314 boysCAUtah: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,506 boysUTColorado: #97 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 504 boysCONebraska: #151 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 916 boysNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,110 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,359 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,052 boysWVVirginia: #183 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,268 boysVAMaryland: #128 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 823 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gabriel, so not publishedDEArizona: #59 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 237 boysAZNew Mexico: #34 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 140 boysNMKansas: #119 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 682 boysKSArkansas: #238 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,704 boysARTennessee: #185 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,237 boysTNNorth Carolina: #185 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,285 boysNCSouth Carolina: #281 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,965 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,370 boysOKLouisiana: #197 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,029 boysLAMississippi: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,144 boysMSAlabama: #206 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,287 boysALGeorgia: #153 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 916 boysGAHawaii: #133 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 575 boysHITexas: #89 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 395 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 493 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#34 · 1 in 140
  2. Arizona#59 · 1 in 237
  3. California#74 · 1 in 314
  4. Florida#86 · 1 in 493
  5. Texas#89 · 1 in 395

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#34831 in 140
Arizona#591281 in 237
California#748551 in 314
Florida#861811 in 493
Texas#893751 in 395
Colorado#97481 in 504
Oregon#98411 in 474
New York#992201 in 613
New Jersey#100761 in 725
South Dakota#10691 in 520
Massachusetts#107571 in 768
Washington#111551 in 618
Wyoming#11251 in 486
Alaska#11491 in 484
Idaho#115121 in 557
Connecticut#118261 in 852
Kansas#119251 in 682
Vermont#12151 in 685
Maryland#128391 in 823
Hawaii#133121 in 575
Iowa#135221 in 829
Ohio#143731 in 1,070
Illinois#1461011 in 859
Minnesota#148311 in 1,018
Nevada#149101 in 799
Nebraska#151121 in 916
Georgia#153541 in 916
Pennsylvania#153691 in 1,180
Missouri#158341 in 1,110
Kentucky#168181 in 1,359
Rhode Island#16951 in 1,310
Indiana#172301 in 1,321
Michigan#174581 in 1,197
Virginia#183331 in 1,268
North Carolina#185361 in 1,285
Tennessee#185281 in 1,237
Louisiana#197311 in 1,029
Oklahoma#205151 in 1,370
Alabama#206211 in 1,287
Wisconsin#211171 in 1,947
Mississippi#212151 in 1,144
West Virginia#21551 in 2,052
District of Columbia#217141 in 938
Utah#228111 in 1,506
Arkansas#23891 in 1,704
South Carolina#281121 in 1,965
Delaware———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———

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 1989

girls
#1,019
168 births · 1 in 10,974 girls
boys
#110
3,038 births · 1 in 659 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,019Gabriel168

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #110Gabriel3,038
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 10,974 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 93.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #1,014Riley169
  2. #1,014Siobhan169
  3. #1,014Stella169
  4. #1,019Gabriel168
  5. #1,019Racquel168
  6. #1,019Talisa168
  7. #1,019Tiarra168
  8. #1,023Annamarie167
  9. #1,023Bertha167
  10. #1,023Damaris167

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 659 of them was named Gabriel, which outranked 98.8% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabriel
  1. #107Spencer3,126
  2. #108Miguel3,083
  3. #109Frank3,049
  4. #110Gabriel3,038
  5. #111Curtis2,965
  6. #112Johnathan2,964
  7. #113Chase2,866
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →