Gabriell
A masculine name originating from Hebrew meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 1,656 living Americans carry the first name Gabriell. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Gabriell today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gabriell births was 1989 (144 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gabriell. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gabriell with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 206,977 Americans
Peak year
1989
144 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2022 SSA rank
#11,320
Tracked since 1970
Census
Gabriell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,358 people with the first name Gabriell, which placed it at #9,982 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,982
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,358 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
42.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gabriell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabriell is White at 42.6%. The next largest groups are Black (27.2%) and Hispanic (21.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gabriell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gabriell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White42.6% · 578
- Black or African American27.2% · 370
- Hispanic or Latino21.1% · 287
- Two or more races5.4% · 73
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 19
Gender
Gender distribution for Gabriell
Gabriell is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,698 total registrations, 408 (24.0%) were male and 1,290 (76.0%) were female.
Gabriell as a male name
- Ranked #11,320 in 2022
- 6 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2009 (26 births)
Gabriell as a female name
- Ranked #12,632 in 2021
- 7 female births in 2021
- Peak: 1989 (144 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Gabriell on both sides of the split. Of the 1,352 people counted with this name, 354 were male (26.2%) and 998 were female (73.8%).
Popularity
Gabriell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gabriell from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 654 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gabriell 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 Gabriell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gabriells live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. New York, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Gabriell, while Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gabriell
The name Gabriell is derived from the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." The name has its roots in the biblical figure Gabriel, who is an archangel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
The name Gabriel first appeared in the Book of Daniel, where the archangel Gabriel was sent by God to explain a vision to the prophet Daniel. In the New Testament, Gabriel appeared to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist, and later to the Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus Christ.
The name Gabriell has been in use since the Middle Ages, particularly in Christian communities across Europe. It was a popular name among the Normans and the French, and it spread to other parts of Europe through the influence of the Catholic Church.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Gabriell can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of lands and landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. There are several entries in the Domesday Book that list individuals with the name Gabriell or variations such as Gabrielis.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the name Gabriell, including Gabriell Harvey (1545-1630), an English writer and scholar who was a close friend of the poet Edmund Spenser. Another notable figure was Gabriell Falloppio (1523-1562), an Italian anatomist and physician who made significant contributions to the study of anatomy and is credited with the discovery of the Fallopian tubes.
In the 16th century, there was also Gabriell Biel (1420-1495), a German philosopher and theologian who was a leading figure in the nominalist philosophical movement. Another notable Gabriell was Gabriell Naudé (1600-1653), a French scholar and librarian who was a pioneer in the field of library science.
Gabriell Munters (1677-1763) was a Swedish botanist and physician who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and is credited with the discovery of several new plant species.
People
Gabriell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabriell 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
Gabriell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabriell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,656 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gabriell 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 206,977 US residents.
Is Gabriell a common name?
We classify Gabriell as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,698 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gabriell most popular?
The single biggest year for Gabriell was 1989, when 144 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gabriell is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gabriell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,358 people with the name Gabriell, or 0.45 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,982 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gabriell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gabriell?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Gabriell on both sides of the split. Of the 1,352 people counted with this name, 354 were male (26.2%) and 998 were female (73.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gabriell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabriell is White at 42.6%. The next largest groups are Black (27.2%) and Hispanic (21.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gabriell most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gabriell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.6% (578 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Gabriell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gabriell a female name?
Yes, 76.0% of people registered as Gabriell in the SSA data are female. 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 Gabriell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gabriell 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 Gabriell 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.
How many people are named Gabriell?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.