Gabriel
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Gabriel is a Hebrew name meaning “hero of God,” “God is my strength,” or “man of God.” Gabriel is the archangel who appears to Daniel and announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, and in Islam he reveals the Koran to Muhammad. Despite that impressive résumé, Gabriel only cracked the U.S. top twenty-five in 2008. Famous bearers include Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez and actor Gabriel Byrne.
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Usage of Gabriel in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Gabriel against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Gabriel is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Gabriel in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 6,569 boys were named Gabriel, making it the #37 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 395,778 boys have been named Gabriel, with the most (13,041) in 2008. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Alaska and Washington, D.C..
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Gabriel in other languages
- Gabrijel Croatian, Slovenian
- Gavril Macedonian, Romanian
- Biel Catalan
- Gabriele Italian
- Gabriël Dutch
- Gavrilo Serbian
- Gábor Hungarian
- Gábriel Hungarian
- Kaapo Finnish
- Гавриил Russian
Gabriel name days
- March 26 Norway
- September 29 Spain
- March 24 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Gabriel
There are 419 towns and villages with Gabriel in their name, in 35 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 245🇧🇷 Brazil 41🇵🇭 Philippines 18🇨🇴 Colombia 16🇪🇨 Ecuador 10🇨🇦 Canada 8🇭🇹 Haiti 8🇨🇷 Costa Rica 7
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| São Gabriel | Rio Grande do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 58,487 | Map |
| San Gabriel | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 40,424 | Map |
| São Gabriel | Bahia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 18,789 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Carchi, 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 14,487 | Map |
| Saint Gabriel | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,677 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 5,065 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Ilocos, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,717 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,606 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,358 | Map |
| San Gabriel | Suchitepeque, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 4,118 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Gabriel
There are 32 lakes and reservoirs with Gabriel in their name, in 6 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 13🇺🇸 United States 7🇧🇷 Brazil 6🇲🇽 Mexico 3🇨🇱 Chile 2🇺🇾 Uruguay 1
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| Gabriel Lake | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Gabriel Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Gabriel Lake | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Gabriel Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gabriel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Gabriel songs
37 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Gabriel in their title. The best known:
- Gabriel's Oboe – Ennio Morricone (1986)
- Gabriel's Message
- Gabriel – Najoua Belyzel (2005)
- Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré – Maurice Ravel (1922)
- Gabriel
- Gabriel – Joe Goddard (2011)
- Gabriel – Roy Davis, Jr. (1996)
- Hino do município de São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- Hommage à Gabriel Fauré – Paul Ladmirault
- In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Gabriel
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Gabriel.
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel Andreescu
Gabriel Asaad
Gabriel Byrne
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Fictional characters named Gabriel
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Gabriel as a pet name
FurryName has found 101 dogs named Gabriel in public pet registers, making it the #1,797 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (2), Playford (2), Framingham (1). Gabriel as a dog name →
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