Meaning of the nameGabriel

Gabriel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, from Gabrī'ēl, usually read as 'God is my strong man', the name of an archangel in the Bible.

Meaning

“God is my strong man”

Source: Wiktionary: Gabriel · Wiktionary: גבריאל · Behind the Name: Gabriel

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People (2022): 1,211,227
Rank in Brazil: #12
Median age: 17 years
2010 Census: 932,449; people

Gabriel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gabriel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (506,884 people).

10,197 women 1,201,030 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Gabriel is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gabriel in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	319,734	0.720%
Minas Gerais	136,817	0.666%
Rio de Janeiro	113,505	0.707%
Paraná	79,450	0.694%
Rio Grande do Sul	71,414	0.656%
Bahia	66,685	0.472%
Santa Catarina	53,031	0.697%
Goiás	45,971	0.652%
Pernambuco	40,115	0.443%
Pará	34,843	0.429%
Ceará	34,214	0.389%
Espírito Santo	24,726	0.645%
Maranhão	24,341	0.359%
Distrito Federal	21,499	0.763%
Mato Grosso	20,865	0.570%
Amazonas	19,278	0.489%
Paraíba	17,959	0.452%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17,266	0.626%
Alagoas	11,803	0.377%
Rio Grande do Norte	11,566	0.350%
Piauí	10,586	0.324%
Sergipe	9,034	0.409%
Rondônia	8,666	0.548%
Tocantins	7,780	0.515%
Acre	3,601	0.434%
Amapá	3,597	0.490%
Roraima	2,881	0.453%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gabriel

Wiktionary traces Gabriel from Old Portuguese, Latin Gabrīēl and Greek Γαβρῑήλ to Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל, formed from gaḇrī, 'of the strong man', and ʾēl, 'God', from a root linked to strength and manhood. Behind the Name gives the meaning 'God is my strong man'. In the Bible, it is the name of an archangel who is a messenger of God. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,211,227 people named Gabriel, with a median age of 17. Gabryel swaps the I for a Y.

This is the traditional spelling and the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Gabriel

Spelling	People (2022)
Gabriel	1,211,227
Gabryel	3,144

Sources

Wiktionary: Gabriel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: גבריאל · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Gabriel · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gabriel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Gabriel

What does the name Gabriel mean?

Gabriel means “God is my strong man”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Gabriel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,211,227 people with the first name Gabriel, which ranks it number 12 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Gabriel a boy's or a girl's name?

Gabriel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 10,197 women and 1,201,030 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gabriel?

Gabriel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gabriel most common?

Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.763% of the state's population is named Gabriel (21,499 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Gabriel?

Gabryel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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