Total births
23
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.
- 23
- total births
- 1976–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that 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.
- 23 total births
- 1976–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
23 boys have been named Gabiel since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 23
- total births
- 1976–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Gabiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Gabiel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 9 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gabiel? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 23 babies named Gabiel. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
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
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gabiel: Baby Name Since 1976 - 23 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gabiel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.