Gavrilo
A masculine given name of Serbian origin meaning "man of God".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Gavrilo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gavrilo today is around 4 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gavrilo births was 2022 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gavrilo. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Gavrilo. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2022
5 babies that year
Average age
4
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,980
Tracked since 2022
Popularity
Gavrilo: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Gavrilo 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 Gavrilo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Gavrilo
The given name Gavrilo is a Slavic variation of the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." It originates from the Serbian and Croatian languages and was popular among the South Slavic ethnic groups in the Balkans region.
Gavrilo gained prominence in the early 20th century when Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. This event is widely regarded as the catalyst for the start of World War I. Princip was born on July 25, 1894, and executed on April 28, 1918, at the age of 23.
The name Gavrilo can be traced back to the 15th century, with the earliest known bearer being GavriloVenclović, a Serbian writer and philosopher who lived from around 1420 to 1490. He is renowned for his work "Ježdra Srpskih Misli" (The Core of Serbian Thoughts), which is considered one of the earliest examples of Serbian humanism.
Another notable figure named Gavrilo was Gavrilo Dožić, a Serbian writer and journalist who lived from 1881 to 1950. He was known for his satirical works and critiques of the political and social conditions in Serbia during his lifetime.
In the religious realm, Gavrilo Rajić was a Serbian Orthodox bishop and historian who lived from 1726 to 1801. He is remembered for his significant contributions to Serbian ecclesiastical history, including his work "Istorija Raznyh Slavenskih Narodov, Naipače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov" (History of Various Slavic Peoples, Especially Bulgarians, Croats, and Serbs).
Another notable bearer of the name was Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian revolutionary and one of the founders of the Chetnik movement during World War II. He was born in 1899 and died in 1983, and played a crucial role in the resistance against the Axis powers in Yugoslavia.
These examples illustrate the historical significance and cultural relevance of the name Gavrilo, particularly within the Serbian and Croatian communities, where it has been used for centuries and associated with notable figures in literature, politics, and religion.
People
Gavrilo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gavrilo 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
Gavrilo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gavrilo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gavrilo 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Gavrilo a common name?
We classify Gavrilo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gavrilo most popular?
The single biggest year for Gavrilo was 2022, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gavrilo is about 4 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Gavrilo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gavrilo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gavrilo 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 Gavrilo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gavrilo 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 Gavrilo 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Gavrilo?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.