Meaning of the nameGabryel

Gabryel is a spelling of the name Gabriel, which means “God is my strong man”.

Meaning

“God is my strong man”

Meaning of the name Gabriel, of which Gabryel is a spelling.

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

People (2022): 3,144
Rank in Brazil: #3,763
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 1,064; people

Gabryel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gabryel, 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 (1,341 people).

39 women 3,105 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 Gabryel is most common

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

Goiás 0.003%
Espírito Santo 0.003%
Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
Paraná 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	601	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	400	0.003%
Minas Gerais	374	0.002%
Goiás	231	0.003%
Paraná	198	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	172	0.002%
Pernambuco	142	0.002%
Santa Catarina	126	0.002%
Espírito Santo	113	0.003%
Bahia	96	0.001%
Paraíba	80	0.002%
Distrito Federal	79	0.003%
Mato Grosso	78	0.002%
Maranhão	63	0.001%
Pará	61	0.001%
Ceará	60	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	52	0.002%
Tocantins	39	0.003%
Rondônia	35	0.002%
Alagoas	27	0.001%
Amazonas	24	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	24	0.001%
Sergipe	20	0.001%
Piauí	18	0.001%
Roraima	18	0.003%

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

The spelling Gabryel

It swaps the I for a Y, without changing the pronunciation. It is much rarer than Gabriel, and almost all of the people recorded with it were born from the 1990s onward.

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.

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 Gabryel

What does the name Gabryel mean?

Gabryel means “God is my strong man”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Gabriel, of which Gabryel is a spelling.

How many people are named Gabryel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,144 people with the first name Gabryel, which ranks it number 3,763 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Gabryel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 3,105 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gabryel?

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

In which Brazilian state is Gabryel most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Gabryel (231 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Gabryel?

Gabriel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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