Gabrial
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAY-bree-ul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Gabrial is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gabrial mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Gabriel
“God is my strength”
A variant spelling of Gabriel, the archangel who brings messages from God in the Bible and the Quran.
Is Gabrial a girl's or a boy's name?
Gabrial is a boys' name.
How popular is Gabrial in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 97 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Gabrial in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 22% of the babies named Gabrial in the US in 1994, and 7% in 2008.
Gabrial in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,009 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,792 |
| 2007 | 97 | #1,607 |
| 2006 | 85 | #1,669 |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,834 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,020 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,691 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,837 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,137 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,867 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,540 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
Nicknames for Gabrial
- Gabe 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Gabrial
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Giovanni Uriel Joshua Ariel Israel Josiah Isaiah Elijah Samuel Benjamin Adriel Nathaniel
Names related to Gabrial
Gabriel Gabriele Gabriell Gabryel Gaberial Gaberiel Gabreil Gabreal
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gabrial: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gabrial, updated 20 October 2026.