Gabriel

given name · Latin script

Meaning, in English: From the Hebrew personal name Gavriel, literally ‘God has given me strength’

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɡabɾjel/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Gabriel is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country, where it is the 22nd most common given name.

rarermore common
  • BRBrazil1 in 175(measured from records)
  • ARArgentina≈1 in 294
  • CLChile≈1 in 343

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Gabriel itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Brazil (measured from records)

1,211,227 people, 2022

#203 (measured from records)

of 15M given names

5 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
525 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 175 (inferred from the name graph)

Brazil

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

GabrielLatin(measured from records)
ΓαβριηλGreek(measured from records)
ԳաբրիելArmenian(measured from records)
გაბრიელGeorgian(measured from records)
ГавриилCyrillic(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From the Hebrew personal name Gavriel, literally ‘God has given me strength’.

Sources 1

  • Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

How Gabriel is read(measured from records)

Gabriel is one spelling over 4 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • Spanish52%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Gabriel in Spanish.

  • Portuguese20%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Gabriel in Portuguese.

  • English13%

    From the Hebrew personal name Gavriel, literally ‘God has given me strength’.

    as a nameEncyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

    Hebrew, ‘strong man of God’; also used in Ireland. Bearer: Gabriel Redmond, Chevalier de St Louis, Irish captain in French army.

    as a nameIrish first names

  • French5.3%

    From Hebrew Gavri'el, 'God is my strength'; archangel Gabriel.

    as a nameDictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Gabriel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Gabriel is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
BR Brazil#221,211,2271 in 1751.2MGabriel283
US United States#677347,5421 in 957341KGabriel525
AR Argentina#23≈150,000 est.≈1 in 2943.1KGabriel207
FR France—≈77,000 est.≈1 in 884207KGabriel10
ES Spain#10174,5111 in 67175KGabriel236
CL Chile#90≈53,000 est.≈1 in 3431Gabriel178
GE Georgia#35810,759as გაბრიელ1 in 37211KGabriel37
UY Uruguay#4≈9,400 est.≈1 in 359—Gabriel121

1,211,227 people counted by IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror), 2022. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); Georgia PSDA/SDA civil-registry name statistics (per-token API). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Gabriel is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name86 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Philippines

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Gabriël, Gaebriel, Ga'Briel, Gabriél, Gabríel

  • French given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Belgium

    Also written Gabriël, Gäbrïël, Gabriél, Gabrièl

  • Polish given name50 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, United States

    Languages: Polish, Croatian, Slovak

    Also written Габриел, Gabriel', Gábriel, Gabriël, Gabrìel

  • Swahili given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Kenya, Nigeria, United States, Tanzania

    Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

    Also written Gabriël

  • a separate name9 spellings in the group

    Also written Gabrīel, Gabriēl, Gabrie͏̈l, Gabrièl, Gabriél

  • Romanian given name14 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Romania, United States, Spain, Italy

    Also written Gabriël, Găbriêl, Ğabriel, Ġabřiel, Gäbrïel

  • Swedish given name26 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Sweden, United States, Denmark, Norway

    Languages: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish

    Also written Gäbrïël, Gabrièl, Gabriél, Gäbřiël, Gabriël

133 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Gabriel is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • The name Gabriel is a timeless and globally recognized name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength." Associated with the powerful and benevolent Archangel Gabriel, a messenger of good news and revelation, the name carries connotations of strength, clarity, and divine protection.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Gabriel comes from the Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gaḇrīʾēl), which is a combination of the words 'gever' (גֶּבֶר), meaning "strong man" or "hero," and 'El' (אֵל), meaning "God." It is commonly translated as "God is my strength" or "Man of God."

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In Hebrew, Heb. gabrí + El: 'my strong man/protector' or 'God is my protector'.

    as a nameDiccionario etimológico de nombres propios

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Jules Verne, b. 1828Gabriel Lippmann, b. 1845Carlos I of Portugal, b. 1863Jean Monnet, b. 1888Manuel II of Portugal, b. 1889Robert Mugabe, b. 1924Alan García, b. 1949Gabriel Batistuta, b. 1969Gabriel Boric, b. 1986Gabriel Attal, b. 1989
  • Jules Verneb. 1828FRnot in their usual nameFrench writer (1828–1905)
  • Gabriel Lippmannb. 1845FRLuxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
  • Carlos I of Portugalb. 1863PTnot in their usual nameKing of Portugal from 1889 to 1908 (1863–1908)
  • Jean Monnetb. 1888FRnot in their usual nameFrench political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979)
  • Manuel II of Portugalb. 1889PTnot in their usual nameKing of Portugal (1889–1932)
  • Robert Mugabeb. 1924ZWnot in their usual name2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
  • Alan Garcíab. 1949PEnot in their usual namePresident of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
  • Gabriel Batistutab. 1969ARArgentine association football player
  • Gabriel Boricb. 1986CLpresident of Chile from 2022 to 2026
  • Gabriel Attalb. 1989FRPrime Minister of France in 2024

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHola Gabriel,Hi Gabriel, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 196 sources across 95 countries.

Official registers attesting Gabriel
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror)20221.2M—
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—1.2M#12
BR BrazilIBGE — Nomes (census name API)—932K#37
BR BrazilIBGE — Nomes no Brasil API (Census 2010 + 2022)—923K#12
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020341K#144
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024)2024207K#1
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)202095K—
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—75K#127
ES SpainINE — Nombres más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—72K#61
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—10K#12
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20256.6K—
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20206.3K#144

Reference works 15

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gabriel a male or female name?
Gabriel is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Gabriel mean, and where does it come from?
From the Hebrew personal name Gavriel, literally ‘God has given me strength’. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
In which country does Gabriel have the most bearers?
In Brazil, the national register counted about 1.2 million people named Gabriel, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gabriel.
Where is Gabriel most common?
Gabriel is densest in Brazil, where the national register counts about 1 in 175 people carrying it.
What are other forms of the name Gabriel?
In the etymology graph, Cebrail, Jibril and Djibril are forms of the same name in other languages; Gabe is a recorded short or pet form.
How do you pronounce Gabriel?
A machine transcription gives /ɡabɾjel/ (IPA) for Spanish.
How common is the name Gabriel?
In Brazil, the national register counted 1,211,227 people named Gabriel in 2022, about 1 in 175 residents.
How common is Gabriel compared with other names?
In Brazil, Gabriel is the 22nd most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gabriel” — the 22nd most common given name in Brazil. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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