Gaberial
Derived from the Hebrew name Gabriel, meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 453 living Americans carry the first name Gaberial. It is a predominantly male name (96.5% of registrations). The average person named Gaberial today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gaberial births was 2006 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gaberial. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
453
~ 1 in 756,632 Americans
Peak year
2006
30 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2021 SSA rank
#9,107
Tracked since 1973
Gender
Gender distribution for Gaberial
Gaberial leans heavily male at 96.5% of total registrations, but 16 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Gaberial as a male name
- Ranked #9,107 in 2021
- 8 male births in 2021
- Peak: 2006 (30 births)
Gaberial as a female name
- Ranked #15,855 in 2000
- 5 female births in 2000
- Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Popularity
Gaberial: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gaberial from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 220 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gaberial by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gaberial during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gaberial
The name Gaberial is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." It is derived from the Hebrew words "gever" meaning "man" and "el" meaning "God." The name has its origins in ancient Hebrew culture and can be traced back to the Old Testament of the Bible.
Gabriel is an archangel who serves as a messenger of God in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the Bible, the archangel Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions and to announce the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah. In the New Testament, Gabriel also visits the Virgin Mary to inform her that she will miraculously conceive and give birth to Jesus, the Son of God.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Gaberial appears in the 13th century, when it was used by a French theologian and philosopher named Gaberial Biel, who lived from around 1420 to 1495. Another notable figure with this name was Gaberial Fallopius, an Italian anatomist and physician who lived from 1523 to 1562 and made significant contributions to the study of human anatomy.
In the 16th century, the name Gaberial was also used by Gaberial Müntzer, a German Protestant reformer and theologian who played a key role in the Peasants' War of 1524-1525. Gaberial Naudé, a French scholar and librarian who lived from 1600 to 1653, was another prominent figure with this name.
One of the most famous individuals named Gaberial in more recent history was Gaberial García Márquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate who was born in 1927 and died in 2014. He is best known for his novels, such as "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," which blend elements of magical realism and Latin American culture.
While the name Gaberial is relatively uncommon, it has been used throughout history by individuals from various backgrounds and cultures, reflecting the widespread influence of the archangel Gabriel in religious and cultural traditions. The name continues to hold significance and meaning for those who choose to carry it.
People
Gaberial + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gaberial: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaberial?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 453 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gaberial going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 756,632 US residents.
Is Gaberial a common name?
We classify Gaberial as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 461 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gaberial most popular?
The single biggest year for Gaberial was 2006, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gaberial is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Gaberial a male name?
Yes, 96.5% of people registered as Gaberial in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.