Gabriell
A masculine name originating from Hebrew meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 1,656 living Americans carry the first name Gabriell. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Gabriell today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gabriell births was 1989 (144 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gabriell. 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
1.7K
~ 1 in 206,977 Americans
Peak year
1989
144 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2022 SSA rank
#11,320
Tracked since 1970
Gender
Gender distribution for Gabriell
Gabriell is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,698 total registrations, 408 (24.0%) were male and 1,290 (76.0%) were female.
Gabriell as a male name
- Ranked #11,320 in 2022
- 6 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2009 (26 births)
Gabriell as a female name
- Ranked #12,632 in 2021
- 7 female births in 2021
- Peak: 1989 (144 births)
Popularity
Gabriell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gabriell 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 654 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
Gabriell 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 Gabriell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gabriells live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. New York, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Gabriell, while Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gabriell
The name Gabriell is derived from the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." The name has its roots in the biblical figure Gabriel, who is an archangel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
The name Gabriel first appeared in the Book of Daniel, where the archangel Gabriel was sent by God to explain a vision to the prophet Daniel. In the New Testament, Gabriel appeared to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist, and later to the Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus Christ.
The name Gabriell has been in use since the Middle Ages, particularly in Christian communities across Europe. It was a popular name among the Normans and the French, and it spread to other parts of Europe through the influence of the Catholic Church.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Gabriell can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of lands and landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. There are several entries in the Domesday Book that list individuals with the name Gabriell or variations such as Gabrielis.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the name Gabriell, including Gabriell Harvey (1545-1630), an English writer and scholar who was a close friend of the poet Edmund Spenser. Another notable figure was Gabriell Falloppio (1523-1562), an Italian anatomist and physician who made significant contributions to the study of anatomy and is credited with the discovery of the Fallopian tubes.
In the 16th century, there was also Gabriell Biel (1420-1495), a German philosopher and theologian who was a leading figure in the nominalist philosophical movement. Another notable Gabriell was Gabriell Naudé (1600-1653), a French scholar and librarian who was a pioneer in the field of library science.
Gabriell Munters (1677-1763) was a Swedish botanist and physician who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and is credited with the discovery of several new plant species.
People
Gabriell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabriell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gabriell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabriell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,656 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gabriell 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 206,977 US residents.
Is Gabriell a common name?
We classify Gabriell as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,698 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gabriell most popular?
The single biggest year for Gabriell was 1989, when 144 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gabriell is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Gabriell a female name?
Yes, 76.0% of people registered as Gabriell in the SSA data are female. 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.