Hebrew Gavri'el — god is my strength. The archangel who announces births in both the Gospels and the Quran.
Gabriel ranks 37th among American boys in 2025, with 6,579 born that year. Its best year was 2008, when 13,188 babies were given the name, ranking 24th. The typical living American called Gabriel is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.