Gavriel
Boy · GAV-ree-el · Hebrew
Gavriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 1,514th for boys in the US (115 babies).
What does Gavriel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Gabriel
“God is my strength”
Gabriel is the archangel who appears to Daniel and, in the Gospels, announces the birth of Jesus to Mary.
- Say it
- GAV-ree-el
Is Gavriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Gavriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 115 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gavriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 170% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Gavriel, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Gavriel of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Gavriel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Gavriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Gavriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,514among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 115about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 115 boys in the US were named Gavriel, making it the 1,514th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,731st. It first appears in the records in 1974.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Gavriel of any year since it first appeared, in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Gavriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gavriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1,514 |
| 2024 | 97 | #1,709 |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,754 |
| 2022 | 77 | #1,980 |
| 2021 | 74 | #1,999 |
| 2020 | 89 | #1,731 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,937 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,983 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,264 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
Nicknames for Gavriel
- Gavi 12 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Gavriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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