Recorded 1979–2005 Boys' name Peak 1984 31 births

Garbriel — boys' name

31 babies named Garbriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s142000s12
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Garbriel was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Garbriel in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garbriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Garbriel between 1979 and 2005, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garbriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garbriel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Garbriel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garbriel 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 31 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.

Garbriel at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

31

Since 1979

27 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1979

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2005

Garbriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1979

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Garbriel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 45% of Garbriel's all-time total
1970s51980s142000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garbriel?
31 babies have been named Garbriel since 1979. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Garbriel most popular?
Garbriel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Garbriel been used?
Garbriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 27 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Garbriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, 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, 1979–2005 (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.