Meaning of the nameGrabiel
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Gra-bi-el
- Biblical name
Grabiel is a masculine name, a variant of Gabriel formed by swapping the positions of letters, and Gabriel comes from Hebrew and is read as 'God is my strong man'.
Meaning
“form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'”
Source: Wiktionary: Grabiel · Behind the Name: Gabriel
- People (2022)
- 975
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,436
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,689
- people
Grabiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Grabiel, 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 (440 people).
20 women 955 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 Grabiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Grabiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 142 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Grabiel
Wiktionary records Grabiel as a variant of the Catalan name Gabriel, formed by metathesis, that is, a swap in the position of sounds. Gabriel is a biblical name and comes from Hebrew, from the union of gever, 'strong man, hero', and el, 'God', according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 975 people named Grabiel, with a median age of 15. Most were born from 2000 onward, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Grabiel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Gabriel · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Grabiel
What does the name Grabiel mean?
Grabiel means “form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Grabiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 975 people with the first name Grabiel, which ranks it number 8,436 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Grabiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Grabiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 955 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Grabiel?
Grabiel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Grabiel most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Grabiel (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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