Recorded 1973–2011 Unisex name Peak 2006 149 births

Gabreal — boys' name

149 babies named Gabreal in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s252000s952010s24
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Gabreal was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

15 babies were named Gabreal in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gabreal

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Gabreal between 1973 and 2011, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gabreal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Gabreal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gabreal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gabreal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gabreal 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 149 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.

Gabreal at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

149

Since 1973

39 years of records

Peak year

2006

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1973

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2011

Gabreal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1973

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2006)
15
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 2011200820052002199919961973 5

Gabreal popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1989 (Gabreal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
4681012 200519971994199319911989 6

Gabreal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 64% of Gabreal's all-time total
1970s51990s252000s952010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabreal?
149 babies have been named Gabreal since 1973. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2006 with 15 births.
When was Gabreal most popular?
Gabreal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Gabreal a unisex name?
Yes, Gabreal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 149 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Gabreal been used?
Gabreal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 39 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Gabreal?
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, 1973–2011 (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.