Gavriel
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "man of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,915 living Americans carry the first name Gavriel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gavriel today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gavriel births was 2023 (93 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gavriel. 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.
Key insights
- • Gavriel is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 178,984 Americans
Peak year
2023
93 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,762
Tracked since 1974
Gender
Gender distribution for Gavriel
Out of the 1,940 babies given the name Gavriel since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Gavriel as a male name
- Ranked #1,762 in 2024
- 93 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (93 births)
Gavriel as a female name
- Ranked #18,239 in 2009
- 5 female births in 2009
- Peak: 2009 (5 births)
Popularity
Gavriel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gavriel from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 723 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gavriel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gavriel 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 Gavriel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gavriels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. New York, New Jersey, California recorded the most babies named Gavriel, while Illinois, Maryland, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 147 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gavriel
The name Gavriel originates from the Hebrew language and culture. It is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." The name can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where Gabriel is mentioned as an archangel who served as a messenger from God.
In the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel is described as interpreting a vision for the prophet Daniel. The name Gabriel is also mentioned in the New Testament, where he appears to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist, and to the Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Gavriel can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. The Talmud mentions a Rabbi Gavriel, who lived in the 3rd century CE. Another early reference is Gavriel ben Yehudah, a Jewish scholar who lived in the 10th century CE in Spain.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Gavriel. In the 12th century, Gavriel ben Shlomo was a French Jewish scholar and commentator on the Talmud. In the 16th century, Gavriel Polacco was an Italian rabbi and author of a famous commentary on the Torah.
In the 18th century, Gavriel Riesser was a German Jewish author and advocate for Jewish emancipation. In the 19th century, Gavriel Luria was a prominent Lithuanian-born Hebrew author and educator.
In the 20th century, Gavriel Lipkind was a Russian-born Israeli writer and journalist who wrote extensively about the Holocaust. Gavriel Hamburger was an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of automata theory.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Gavriel, which has its roots in the Hebrew language and culture, and is associated with the biblical archangel Gabriel.
People
Gavriel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gavriel 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
Gavriel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gavriel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,915 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gavriel 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 178,984 US residents.
Is Gavriel a common name?
We classify Gavriel as "Rare". It ranks above 93.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,940 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gavriel most popular?
The single biggest year for Gavriel was 2023, when 93 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gavriel is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Gavriel a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Gavriel 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.