Gabriel

Meaning and origin of Gabriel

Popularity of Gabriel in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Gabriel has been stable (−0.3% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.5 Gabriel on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Gabriel in English-speaking countries

Gabriel ranks 24^th in Ontario (Canada), 33^rd in British Columbia (Canada) and 38^th in United States, against 1^st in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  24^th boys’ name886 babies in 3 years1 boy in 192−3.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  33^rd boys’ name208 babies in 3 years1 boy in 214+0.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  38^th boys’ name19,765 babies in 3 years1 boy in 260−2.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  95^th boys’ name143 babies in 3 years1 boy in 344+0.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  69^th boys’ name2,259 babies in 3 years1 boy in 366−2.7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  110^th boys’ name153 babies in 3 years1 boy in 469+1.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  120^th boys’ name122 babies in 3 years1 boy in 491−3.7% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  148^th boys’ name46 babies in 3 years1 boy in 554

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Gabriel and Gabriël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Gabriël65
• Gabryel95
• Gabriele (in French)55
• Gabryël30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Gabriel

• Raphaël
• Ibrahim
• Noah
• Eliott
• Adam
• Eden
• Isaac
• Ismaël
• Tiago
• Samuel
• Noé
• Aaron

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 1^stTop 100 French boy names