EveryBabyNames

Gabriel

4 countries#37 in United States, 2025
US
#37
in United States, 2025
FR
#1
in France, 2022
SCOT
#104
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#114
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
602,468
Peak year (United States)
2008
Peak-year count
13,188
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gabriel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

402,627 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #37 · peaked in 2008 with 13,188 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

198,224 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1 · peaked in 2016 with 5,876 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,209 births recorded 1977–2025 · currently #104 · peaked in 2012 with 63 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

408 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #114 · peaked in 2019 with 30 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Gabriel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#28
2007#28
2008#24↑4
2009#22↑2
2010#21↑1
2011#24↓3
2012#24
2013#24
2014#24
2015#22↑2
2016#25↓3
2017#31↓6
2018#35↓4
2019#37↓2
2020#38↓1
2021#38
2022#36↑2
2023#38↓2
2024#43↓5
2025#37↑6

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