Gadiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gah-dee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,186 for boys
Gadiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my fortune”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for boys in the US (173 babies).
What does Gadiel mean?
Hebrew: form of the biblical Gaddiel
“God is my fortune”
In the Book of Numbers, Gaddiel is the scout from the tribe of Zebulun sent to explore Canaan.
Is Gadiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Gadiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 173 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gadiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 173about 1 in 9,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 173 boys in the US were named Gadiel, making it the 1,186th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 203 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Gadiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 boys in the US were given Gadiel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Gadiel 173
- Gaddiel 18
Gadiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 173 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 203 | #1,072 |
| 2023 | 186 | #1,134 |
| 2022 | 186 | #1,131 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,407 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,064 |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,328 |
| 2017 | 89 | #1,735 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,019 |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,958 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,810 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,786 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,967 |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,833 |
| 2009 | 88 | #1,741 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 70 | #1,995 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,220 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,279 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Gadiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliel Azriel Jaziel Adriel Aziel Ezekiel Dariel Gideon Haziel Gael Adiel Uriel
Other spellings of Gadiel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Gadiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gadiel, updated 20 October 2026.