Gabriel Morales
There are approximately 396 people named Gabriel Morales living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 865,541 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gabriel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Morales. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
396
1 in 865,541
Named Gabriel
381K
Alive today
Named Morales
356K
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: 356K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #62
Per 100K: 104.00
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.4%)
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 Morales surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Morales, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Morales 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 Morales at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.4% · 287,329
- White5.0% · 15,594
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 4,302
- Black or African American0.6% · 1,892
- Two or more races0.3% · 1,061
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 688
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 Morales appears at a rate of 104.00 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1040%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 396 people with the full name Gabriel Morales. 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 Morales: questions and answers
How many people are named Gabriel Morales?
We estimate approximately 396 people in the United States share the full name Gabriel Morales. That works out to about 1 in 865,541 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1110%) with the surname frequency (104.00 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gabriel Morales?
We classify Gabriel Morales as "Very Rare". About 1 in 865,541 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 are called Gabriel Morales?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.