Total births
63
Boys' name · since 2015
Gadriel
Gadriel has 63 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7201
- among boys today
- 63
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other boys
63 babies have been named Gadriel since 2015, making it today's #7201 boys' name.
Gadriel has 63 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7201 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #7201 among boys today
- 63 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 50% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Gadriel is currently the #7201 boys' name in America, more common than 50% of boys - 63 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7201
- among boys today
- 63
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other boys
Gadriel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7201
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 50% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
92% of everyone ever named Gadriel was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
24 babies were named Gadriel in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Gadriel compares
63 19th percentile among 14,294 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
Gadriel's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gadriel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 23 | 22,252 |
Gadriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gadriel splits its recorded history at 2023: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gadriel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,201
Active since
2015
Gadriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Gadriel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Gadriel's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Gadriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 58 births (92% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gadriel? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 63 babies named Gadriel. Today it holds rank #7201 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 24 births.
When was Gadriel most popular? ▼
Gadriel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Gadriel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gadriel since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Gadriel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gadiel, Gaddiel, Gadge, Gad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Gadriel
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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, 2015–2025 (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. "Gadriel: #7201 Boys' Name - 63 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gadriel. 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 Gadriel 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.