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Gabriel

“God's strong man” — Hebrew via Ancient Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #37 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Gabriel has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #21 (2010) · 395,778 babies named Gabriel all-time · 1 in 260 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in France (2025) · #4 in Switzerland (2024) · #4 in Philippines (2024) · #6 in Belgium (2025) · #8 in Portugal (2023).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Gabriels

• Gabriel García Márquez — Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
• Gabriel Lippmann — Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
• Gabriel Boric — president of Chile from 2022 to 2026
• Gabriel Batistuta — Argentine footballer
• Gabriel Fauré — French composer, organist, pianist and teacher (1845–1924)

In stories & tradition

• Gabriel — Paradise Lost
• Gabriel (Sylar) — Heroes
• Gabriel Stockes — The Walking Dead

What Gabriels become

Among 5,306 notable people named Gabriel:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gabriel Duvall, United States federal judge (1752-1844).

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