Gabriel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 1,022 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2024 it was given to 730 boys (rank #74). 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.

20,628

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,022

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
1996	189	#176
1997	261	#138
1998	357	#123
1999	400	#117
2000	383	#117
2001	399	#112
2002	491	#99
2003	502	#103
2004	564	#98
2005	611	#96
2006	658	#98
2007	758	#92
2008	912	#78
2009	886	#75
2010	874	#78
2011	874	#75
2012	858	#76
2013	818	#79
2014	842	#78
2015	989	#65
2016	995	#67
2017	967	#64
2018	1,022	#61
2019	923	#66
2020	888	#65
2021	749	#77
2022	818	#70
2023	863	#64
2024	730	#74