Gabriel Name Popularity

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How popular is Gabriel?

In 2018 the very popular name Gabriel, ranked the 35th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Gabriel has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 21, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2010.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2008 with 13,032 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Gabriel in any given year was 9 in 1889.

Approximately during the years 1902-1905, 1906-1915, 1944-1947, 1952-1955, 1958-1961, 1966-1976, and 1987-2003, the name Gabriel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2011-2017.

The popularity trend for Gabriel has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Gabriel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gabriel?

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

The name Gabriel is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Gabriel (Girl)		Gabriel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	4,359	8,335	35
2017		27	4,956	9,131	31
2016		49	3,288	10,229	25
2015		52	3,185	10,870	22
2014		61	2,819	10,918	24
2013		53	3,091	11,232	24
2012		70	2,568	11,552	24
2011		85	2,221	12,341	24
2010		100	1,997	12,877	21
2009		143	1,576	12,827	22
2008		147	1,564	13,032	24
2007		164	1,437	12,904	28
2006		173	1,341	12,536	28
2005		177	1,269	12,754	28
2004		234	1,008	11,556	32
2003		182	1,181	12,519	29
2002		210	1,029	12,054	32
2001		238	933	10,915	38
2000		293	782	8,679	44
1999		281	784	7,369	53
1998		257	828	7,066	54
1997		264	789	6,404	57
1996		228	871	5,897	61
1995		230	851	5,712	65
1994		259	789	5,536	68
1993		237	833	4,374	86
1992		235	847	4,335	86
1991		240	839	4,413	82
1990		212	905	3,695	101
1989		168	1,018	3,036	110
1988		174	957	3,117	102
1987		163	972	3,078	99
1986		86	1,466	3,045	95
1985		73	1,624	3,212	92
1984		80	1,449	3,325	87
1983		77	1,490	3,268	89
1982		63	1,758	3,368	88
1981		55	1,941	3,378	87
1980		70	1,648	3,497	85
1979		59	1,818	3,235	89
1978		67	1,600	3,132	90
1977		56	1,809	3,349	87
1976		55	1,735	3,303	81
1975		43	2,030	2,434	106
1974		38	2,145	2,233	118
1973		42	1,949	1,980	130
1972		35	2,185	1,919	139
1971		36	2,220	1,576	173
1970		37	2,177	1,245	205
1969		21	2,942	865	247
1968		12	4,075	734	270
1967		15	3,384	644	285
1966		8	5,007	548	318
1965		17	3,083	623	301
1964		16	3,284	616	311
1963		16	3,224	581	328
1962		12	3,864	572	329
1961		11	4,093	550	333
1960		12	3,773	427	382
1959		< 5	--	448	372
1958		13	3,427	361	412
1957		8	4,655	385	394
1956		< 5	--	345	409
1955		6	5,413	333	399
1954		7	4,827	290	422
1953		< 5	--	275	425
1952		< 5	--	262	432
1951		< 5	--	246	433
1950		5	5,570	258	418
1949		10	3,461	265	420
1948		< 5	--	216	454
1947		6	4,938	237	437
1946		< 5	--	172	490
1945		< 5	--	163	466
1944		< 5	--	193	440
1943		7	3,934	199	451
1942		5	4,879	194	444
1941		6	4,126	206	410
1940		< 5	--	193	420
1939		< 5	--	153	466
1938		< 5	--	170	442
1937		5	4,478	172	431
1936		< 5	--	202	386
1935		5	4,456	178	414
1934		< 5	--	163	443
1933		< 5	--	188	395
1932		< 5	--	184	413
1931		< 5	--	209	388
1930		< 5	--	220	386
1929		5	4,839	237	374
1928		< 5	--	255	365
1927		< 5	--	247	373
1926		< 5	--	202	427
1925		< 5	--	202	423
1924		6	4,676	235	395
1923		5	5,239	209	415
1922		< 5	--	194	433
1921		6	4,698	219	410
1920		5	5,263	201	420
1919		< 5	--	191	425
1918		5	5,104	190	424
1917		5	4,872	190	410
1916		5	4,702	174	428
1915		7	3,572	173	408
1914		< 5	--	131	418
1913		5	3,376	114	405
1912		9	2,036	84	427
1911		< 5	--	47	420
1910		5	2,553	41	425
1909		< 5	--	39	391
1908		< 5	--	34	409
1907		< 5	--	21	521
1906		< 5	--	16	598
1905		< 5	--	29	397
1904		< 5	--	14	625
1903		< 5	--	18	510
1902		< 5	--	23	430
1901		< 5	--	21	414
1900		< 5	--	19	564
1899		< 5	--	12	593
1898		< 5	--	17	512
1897		< 5	--	10	699
1896		< 5	--	18	488
1895		< 5	--	14	565
1894		< 5	--	22	402
1893		< 5	--	16	468
1892		< 5	--	10	707
1891		< 5	--	10	616
1890		< 5	--	15	496
1889		< 5	--	9	690
1888		< 5	--	13	564
1887		< 5	--	18	397
1886		< 5	--	13	522
1885		< 5	--	11	587
1884		< 5	--	21	388
1883		< 5	--	10	611
1882		< 5	--	20	403
1881		< 5	--	17	423
1880		< 5	--	15	472

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.