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
Census
Gaberial in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 982 people with the first name Gaberial, which placed it at #12,612 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,612
National first-name rank
People counted
982
982 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gaberial
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gaberial is White at 50.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.8%) and Black (11.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gaberial described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gaberial at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.1% · 492
- Hispanic or Latino28.8% · 283
- Black or African American11.3% · 111
- Two or more races6.1% · 60
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 18
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)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gaberial leans strongly male. 868 people counted with this name were male (87.8%), compared with 121 female bearers (12.2%).
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.
How common was Gaberial in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 982 people with the name Gaberial, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,612 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gaberial in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gaberial?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gaberial leans strongly male. 868 people counted with this name were male (87.8%), compared with 121 female bearers (12.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gaberial?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gaberial is White at 50.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.8%) and Black (11.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gaberial most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gaberial in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.1% (492 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gaberial in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Gaberial still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gaberial in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gaberial can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have Gaberial as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Gaberial on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.