Gabriel

Meaning: God's strong man
Origin: From Hebrew via Ancient Greek and Latin

Nicknames: Gabe, Gabby

Boy's name · #37 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Gabriel reached its best rank, #21, in 2010 and ranked #37 in 2025. About 396,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Gabriel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Gabriel is especially popular in France, Switzerland, and Philippines.

#1 in France (2025) · #3 in Switzerland (2025) · #4 in Philippines (2024) · #6 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Portugal (2023) · #18 in Argentina (2025) · #19 in Poland (2025) · #22 in Mexico (2024) · #26 in Croatia (2025) · #27 in Sweden (2025) · #28 in Austria (2025) · #31 in Spain (2024) and 15 more.

Famous Gabriels

Gabriel García Márquez — Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
Gabriel Lippmann — Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845–1921)
Gabriel Boric — President of Chile from 2022 to 2026
Gabriel Batistuta — Argentine footballer
Gabriel Fauré — French composer, organist, pianist and teacher (1845–1924)

In stories & tradition

Gabriel — Paradise Lost (book)
Gabriel (Sylar) — Heroes (TV series)
Gabriel Stockes — The Walking Dead (comics)

What Gabriels become

Among 5,359 notable people named Gabriel:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gabriel Duvall, American judge (1752–1844).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Gabriel is Michael for a boy.

Similar names: Angel · Gavin · Christian · Adrian · Miguel · Nathaniel

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