Recorded 1976–1994 Boys' name Peak 1994 23 births

Gabiel — boys' name

23 babies named Gabiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s81990s9
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Gabiel was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gabiel in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gabiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Gabiel between 1976 and 1994, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gabiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gabiel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gabiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gabiel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gabiel at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

23

Since 1976

19 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1976

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1994

Gabiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1976

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5678910 199419841976 6

Gabiel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
9 births that decade — 39% of Gabiel's all-time total
1970s61980s81990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabiel?
23 babies have been named Gabiel since 1976. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Gabiel most popular?
Gabiel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Gabiel been used?
Gabiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 19 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Gabiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gabriel, Gabe, Gabino, Gabrial, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.