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“My hero is God” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #1514 in the US (2025) · Trending
Gavriel is climbing: on the charts since 1974, it reached #1514 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 120 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,100 have carried it all-time. In New Jersey and New York it runs 6–7× its national rate.
Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 24 notable people named Gavriel:
No single standout — notable Gavriels spread across many fields.
Similar names: Simcha · Gadiel · Aviel · Zuriel · Ezriel · Yechiel
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