Boys' name · since 1974
Gavriel
Gavriel has 2,054 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,516 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,054
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,054 babies have been named Gavriel since 1974, making it today's #1516 boys' name.
Gavriel has 2,054 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1516 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,516 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,054 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavriel ranks #3,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,516 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,054 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,516 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,054
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gavriel's 2,054 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Gavriel compares
2,054 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Gavriel's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gavriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,054 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gavriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gavriel's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gavriel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Gavriel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2009 (Gavriel as girls' name)
Gavriel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (723 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Gavriel's strongest decade.
723 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Gavriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 112
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 183
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
456 births
- 2010s
2010s
723 births
- 2020s
2020s
545 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 723 births (35% of all-time use).
How Gavriel 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 Gavriel's total volume
Gavriel by state
Where Gavriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 646 | 31.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 247 | 12.0% |
| #3 | California | | 80 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 75 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 28 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
646 of 2,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Gavriel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gavriel's data
- Gavriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (723 total births) through the 2020s (545) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gavriels (646 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Gavriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Gavriel 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.