An archangel appears in a Galilean room and announces that the world is about to change — of all the messengers in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, Gabriel is the one entrusted with the biggest news. The name comes from the Hebrew Gavri'el, "God is my strength," and it has carried that combination of power and grace across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. It now sits at rank 43 in the United States, a reliable favorite for parents drawn to something biblical without being common. Two or three syllables depending on the language, all of them musical. A name with wings folded behind it.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
Nicknames
- Gabe
Middle name ideas
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Sibling name ideas
- Jacob
- Ethan
- Michael
- Samuel
- Daniel
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- Jacob
- Ethan
- Michael
- Samuel
- Daniel
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Hebrew 'heard by God'.
Daniel
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Hebrew 'God is my judge'.