Boys' name · since 1979
Jabriel
Jabriel has 1,023 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jabriel is the #6562 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,023 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Jabriel recorded 1,023 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #6562 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,562 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,023 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabriel ranks #5,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,562 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,023 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jabriel's 1,023 recorded births place it above 88.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Jabriel compares
1,023 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Jabriel's all-time total is 177% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jabriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,023 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jabriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jabriel's full recorded timeline at 2003, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jabriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #6562 among boys.
1,023 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 42 births in a single year.
Jabriel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (299 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Jabriel's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jabriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 299 births (29% of all-time use).
Jabriel decade highlights
- Peak decade 299 births
- Runner-up 286 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jabriel 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 Jabriel's total volume
Jabriel by state
Where Jabriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 55 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
55 of 1,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 5.4% of nationwide
- California 1.0% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.6% of nationwide
- Florida 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 5.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Jabriel's data
- Jabriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (299 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Jabriels (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jabriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jabriel 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.
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