Gabriel

“God's strong man” — Hebrew via Ancient Greek and Latin origin

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

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. Gabriel's short forms are Gabe and Gabby. A popular twin pairing with Gabriel is Michael for a boy.

Around the world: #1 in France (2025) · #4 in Switzerland (2024) · #4 in Philippines (2024) · #6 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Portugal (2023).

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

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
Gabriel (Sylar) — Heroes
Gabriel Stockes — The Walking Dead

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, United States federal judge (1752-1844).

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

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