Boys' name · since 1995
Gabel
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Gabel, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gabel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Gabel recorded 22 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2015.
- #28,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabel ranks #28,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gabel's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gabel's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Gabel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Gabel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gabel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.