Gabriel

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl meaning "God's man".

From Wikipedia

Gabriel first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 1,699 babies (rank #8 that year). In 2024 it was given to 749 boys (rank #23). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gabriel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gabriel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

43,747

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,699

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gabriel

Gabriel Lippmanninventor · b. 1845
Gabriel BoricPresident of the Republic · b. 1986
Gabriel Batistutapolo player · b. 1969
Gabriel Faurémusic educator · b. 1845
Gabriel Attalcadres de la fonction publique · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,103	#40
1992	1,202	#37
1993	1,229	#38
1994	1,355	#25
1995	1,524	#22
1996	1,537	#23
1997	1,387	#22
1998	1,352	#22
1999	1,222	#26
2000	1,285	#23
2001	1,543	#14
2002	1,395	#16
2003	1,326	#18
2004	1,230	#22
2005	1,297	#17
2006	1,361	#19
2007	1,535	#13
2008	1,699	#8
2009	1,614	#11
2010	1,570	#11
2011	1,511	#11
2012	1,551	#11
2013	1,372	#11
2014	1,335	#13
2015	1,376	#13
2016	1,323	#13
2017	1,162	#16
2018	1,063	#17
2019	1,004	#20
2020	851	#23
2021	940	#20
2022	806	#24
2023	719	#24
2024	749	#23