Baby name meaning

Gabriel

God is my strength · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Gabriel is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”.

How popular is Gabriel?

In England & Wales, Gabriel ranked #74 among boys' names in 2024, with 730 babies given the name, close to its #78 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2018, when it reached #61.

In the United States, Gabriel was the #38 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #21 in 2010.

Gabriel — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Gabriel over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #418US 1960: #382US 1970: #205US 1980: #85US 1990: #100US 2000: #44US 2010: #21US 2020: #38England & Wales 2024: #74United StatesEngland & Wales
Gabriel’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Gabriel in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#176189
2000#117383
2005#96611
2010#78874
2015#65989
2018#611,022
2020#65888
2024#74730

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