Jabriel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-bree-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Jabriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Jabriel mean?
Hebrew: variant of Gabriel, influenced by Arabic Jibril or the Ja- prefix
“God is my strength”
A form of Gabriel, the archangel, recalling Jibril, his name in Arabic.
Is Jabriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jabriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jabriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Jabriel, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jabriel than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Jabriel in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jabriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,013 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Jabriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaziel Adriel Eliel Josiah Uriel Ezekiel Gabriel Azriel Ariel Elijah Jonah Isaiah
Names related to Jabriel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Jabriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jabriel, updated 20 October 2026.