Gabe Name Popularity

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How popular is Gabe?

In 2018 the rare name Gabe, ranked the 2,347th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gabe is currently less popular.

Position 584, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2005 with 126 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gabe was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Approximately during the years 1915-1918, 1950-1953, 1966-1972, and 1989-2001, the name Gabe took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1979-1982, 1983-1985, and 2012-2016.

The popularity trend for Gabe has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gabe for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gabe?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gabe is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Gabe (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		56	2,347
2017		57	2,293
2016		52	2,437
2015		88	1,743
2014		82	1,817
2013		70	1,974
2012		102	1,551
2011		125	1,352
2010		89	1,719
2009		109	1,521
2008		111	1,477
2007		122	1,363
2006		118	1,370
2005		126	1,252
2004		120	1,256
2003		113	1,267
2002		90	1,434
2001		106	1,258
2000		85	1,452
1999		66	1,628
1998		51	1,909
1997		42	2,108
1996		31	2,498
1995		40	2,064
1994		28	2,645
1993		24	2,890
1992		12	4,660
1991		10	5,225
1990		15	3,841
1989		12	4,359
1988		17	3,118
1987		< 5	--
1986		10	4,233
1985		14	3,266
1984		15	3,002
1983		18	2,609
1982		18	2,631
1981		32	1,786
1980		32	1,778
1979		35	1,644
1978		39	1,490
1977		58	1,146
1976		54	1,170
1975		56	1,129
1974		43	1,300
1973		45	1,235
1972		62	1,025
1971		45	1,243
1970		27	1,669
1969		28	1,538
1968		14	2,236
1967		20	1,777
1966		15	2,080
1965		21	1,739
1964		31	1,416
1963		35	1,329
1962		24	1,635
1961		30	1,474
1960		23	1,707
1959		28	1,511
1958		24	1,606
1957		23	1,689
1956		16	2,039
1955		18	1,866
1954		15	2,069
1953		20	1,729
1952		11	2,418
1951		15	2,003
1950		10	2,487
1949		13	2,154
1948		16	1,901
1947		12	2,285
1946		8	2,775
1945		10	2,304
1944		14	1,917
1943		11	2,322
1942		13	2,076
1941		10	2,395
1940		12	2,118
1939		12	2,099
1938		18	1,637
1937		16	1,786
1936		9	2,510
1935		9	2,602
1934		14	1,964
1933		13	2,030
1932		14	2,036
1931		8	2,940
1930		14	2,112
1929		18	1,822
1928		14	2,200
1927		7	3,579
1926		14	2,239
1925		8	3,243
1924		12	2,527
1923		8	3,269
1922		16	2,080
1921		14	2,294
1920		14	2,259
1919		14	2,187
1918		18	1,853
1917		16	1,928
1916		12	2,313
1915		14	2,007
1914		14	1,718
1913		9	1,995
1912		7	2,123
1911		8	1,321
1910		5	1,680
1909		< 5	--
1908		6	1,277
1907		6	1,250
1906		7	1,051
1905		8	954
1904		5	1,273
1903		6	1,059
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		5	1,158
1895		8	822
1894		8	813
1893		9	724
1892		7	890
1891		8	725
1890		9	691
1889		6	915
1888		8	776
1887		5	981
1886		< 5	--
1885		5	992
1884		5	1,028
1883		6	833
1882		8	723
1881		5	922
1880		11	584

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.