Gabriel Byrne
There are approximately 37 people named Gabriel Byrne living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,263,631 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gabriel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Byrne. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
37
1 in 9,263,631
Named Gabriel
381K
Alive today
Named Byrne
33K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 381K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2008
Average age: 23
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (49.3%)
Estimated bearers: 33K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,198
Per 100K: 9.62
Top ancestry: White (91.8%)
First name trend
Gabriel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gabriel. The peak year was 2008 with 13,187 births. The average person named Gabriel today is 23 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gabriel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Gabriel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 49.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gabriel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Gabriel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino49.3% · 171,252
- White37.2% · 129,326
- Black or African American6.1% · 21,171
- Two or more races4.4% · 15,365
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 7,817
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,612
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Byrne surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Byrne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Byrne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Byrne at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.8% · 26,372
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 1,122
- Two or more races2.7% · 778
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 252
- Black or African American0.5% · 144
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 74
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Gabriel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1110% of the US population, based on 380,535 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Gabriel right now.
The surname Byrne appears at a rate of 9.62 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0096%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 37 people with the full name Gabriel Byrne. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Gabriel Byrne: questions and answers
How many people are named Gabriel Byrne?
We estimate approximately 37 people in the United States share the full name Gabriel Byrne. That works out to about 1 in 9,263,631 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1110%) with the surname frequency (9.62 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gabriel Byrne?
We classify Gabriel Byrne as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,263,631 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Gabriel a male or female name?
Gabriel is predominantly male. Out of 395,945 total SSA registrations, 98.3% were male and 1.7% were female. See the full Gabriel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Gabriel Byrne?
Want to know how many people are called Gabriel Byrne? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.