US rank #1766 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,935 births

Gavriel — #1766 US boys' name

1,935 babies named Gavriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s1121990s1832000s4562010s7232020s426
#1766
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Gavriel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

93 babies were named Gavriel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gavriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,935 babies named Gavriel between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gavriel currently holds the #1766 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gavriel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 723 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gavriel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 614 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Gavriel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gavriel 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 1,935 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.

Gavriel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,935

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2023

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,766

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gavriel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
93
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919821974 9

Gavriel popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Gavriel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Gavriel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
723 births that decade — 37% of Gavriel's all-time total
1970s351980s1121990s1832000s4562010s7232020s426

Gavriel by state

Where Gavriel concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Gavriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
614 31.7%
#2 New Jersey
221 11.4%
#3 California
72 3.7%
#4 Florida
64 3.3%
#5 Texas
29 1.5%
#6 Maryland
21 1.1%
#7 Illinois
11 0.6%
New York share of Gavriel's total US births 31.7%
Even split

614 of 1,935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gavriel?
1,935 babies have been named Gavriel since 1974. It currently ranks #1766 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 93 births.
When was Gavriel most popular?
Gavriel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 723 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Gavriel most popular?
The top states for the name Gavriel are New York (614 births), New Jersey (221 births), California (72 births).
How long has the name Gavriel been used?
Gavriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gavriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gavin, Gavyn, Gaven, Gavino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.