Boys' name · since 1976

Gabiel

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.

#27,792 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

Gabiel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1976.

Gabiel has 23 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1994.

  • #27,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabiel ranks #27,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,792 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gabiel's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gabiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gabiel's full recorded timeline at 1984, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gabiel popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
5678910 197619841994 9

Gabiel by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (9 births, 39% of the file).

1990s was Gabiel's strongest decade.

9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Gabiel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 9 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabiel? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 23 babies named Gabiel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,792 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 9 births.
Where does Gabiel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabiel ranks #27,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Gabiel go back to 1976, giving 19 years of history 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.

Keep exploring Gabiel

Nearby Names Like Gabiel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gabiel

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Gabrial Boy
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Rabun
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Errett
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Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gabiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–1994 (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 Gabiel 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.