Boys' name · since 1978
Gadiel
2,568 babies named Gadiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,824 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,568
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,568 babies have been named Gadiel since 1978, making it today's #1186 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Gadiel recorded 2,568 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #1186 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2,824 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,568 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gadiel ranks #2,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,568 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,824 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,568
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gadiel's 2,568 recorded births place it above 93.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gadiel compares
2,568 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gadiel's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gadiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 203 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gadiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gadiel's full recorded timeline at 2007, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 203 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gadiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 203
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Gadiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,066 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Gadiel's strongest decade.
1,066 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gadiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
482 births
- 2010s
2010s
930 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,066 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,066 births (42% of all-time use).
How Gadiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gadiel's total volume
Gadiel by state
Where Gadiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 474 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 432 | 16.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 148 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 118 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 117 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 58 | 2.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 46 | 1.8% |
474 of 2,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Gadiel appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Gadiels (474 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gadiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Gadiel 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.