Mike Gabriel
There are approximately 13 people named Mike Gabriel living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mike with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gabriel. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Mike
142K
Alive today
Named Gabriel
30K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 142K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (79.3%)
Estimated bearers: 30K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,302
Per 100K: 8.86
Top ancestry: White (48.5%)
First name trend
Mike: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mike. The peak year was 1960 with 12,065 births. The average person named Mike today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mike
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mike, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 79.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mike 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 Mike at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.3% · 180,910
- Hispanic or Latino9.1% · 20,790
- Black or African American5.2% · 11,962
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 7,803
- Two or more races2.1% · 4,850
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,734
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gabriel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gabriel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 48.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname 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 surname Gabriel at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White48.5% · 12,840
- Black or African American20.4% · 5,406
- Hispanic or Latino18.3% · 4,836
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.8% · 2,324
- Two or more races3.6% · 964
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 119
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mike has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0414% of the US population, based on 142,005 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 Mike right now.
The surname Gabriel appears at a rate of 8.86 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0089%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Mike Gabriel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Mike
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FAQ
Mike Gabriel: questions and answers
How many people are named Mike Gabriel?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Mike Gabriel. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0414%) with the surname frequency (8.86 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mike Gabriel?
We classify Mike Gabriel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mike a male or female name?
Mike is predominantly male. Out of 206,369 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Mike 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 common is the name Mike Gabriel?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Mike Gabriel at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.