Gabe vs Gabriel

Side-by-side comparison of Gabe and Gabriel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gabe

Boy name · Rank #4575

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Name B

Gabriel

Boy name · Rank #43

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Metric Gabe Gabriel
Current Rank #4575 #43
Total Births (all years) 4,110 395,778
Peak Year 2005 2008
Peak Year Births 126 13,041
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gabe Gabriel
1880s 59 147
1890s 54 144
1900s 38 234
1910s 117 1,335
1920s 125 2,201
1930s 127 1,839
1940s 119 2,039
1950s 179 3,204
1960s 240 6,159
1970s 466 24,390
1980s 167 32,320
1990s 320 54,819
2000s 1,102 119,830
2010s 783 105,621
2020s 214 41,496

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gabe Gabriel
2014 84 10,961
2015 89 10,913
2016 54 10,279
2017 58 9,178
2018 56 8,439
2019 53 7,768
2020 49 7,172
2021 44 7,302
2022 35 7,257
2023 42 6,786
2024 22 6,410
2025 22 6,569

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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