Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Gabriel name popularity since 1925
399,646 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gabriel (1.7% girls, 98.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Gabriel is about 21 years old in 2026. Gabriel peaked in 2010 as the #21 name for boys, and it ranked #37 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 399,646
- Named Gabriel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #37
- for boys in 2025 (6,569 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.3% boys
- 6,786 girls · 392,860 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Gabriel made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gabriel births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Gabriel peaked in 2010.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Gabriel's share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 5,960 to 1 in 9,390.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, it became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 2,710 baby boys to 1 in 845.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gabriel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gabriel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gabriel in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 1,143 | – |
| 1930s | 10 | 1,839 | #414 |
| 1940s | 34 | 2,039 | #466 |
| 1950s | 39 | 3,204 | #399 |
| 1960s | 140 | 6,159 | #301 |
| 1970s | 467 | 24,390 | #106 |
| 1980s | 1,009 | 32,320 | #92 |
| 1990s | 2,443 | 54,819 | #65 |
| 2000s | 1,962 | 119,830 | #28 |
| 2010s | 573 | 105,621 | #22 |
| 2020–25 | 104 | 41,496 | #37 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.2% of babies named Gabriel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gabriel is most popular
The index compares Gabriel's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gabriel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.54× | 5,618 |
| Arizona | 2.40× | 12,454 |
| Nevada | 2.11× | 3,010 |
| Alaska | 2.07× | 1,227 |
| Florida | 1.69× | 24,428 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gabriel and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel (this page) | 392,860 | 2010 |
| Gabrial | 1,627 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gabriel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gabriel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gabriel (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data