Unisex name · since 1997
Gabryel
Gabryel has 424 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
424 boys have been named Gabryel since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gabryel has 424 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #8,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 424 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabryel ranks #8,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gabryel's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Gabryel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gabryel splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gabryel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Gabryel popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1993 (Gabryel as girls' name)
Gabryel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (195 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Gabryel's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Gabryel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 195 births (46% of all-time use).
Gabryel by state
Where Gabryel concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gabryel's data
- Gabryel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gabryels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gabryel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1997–2024 (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 Gabryel 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.