Jibreel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ji-BREEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,125 for boys
Jibreel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 2,125th for boys in the US (68 babies).
What does Jibreel mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Gabriel
“God is my strength”
Jibril, the archangel Gabriel, brought the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Jibreel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jibreel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the UK and 68 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jibreel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,162nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Jibreel, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 44 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jibreel than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Jibreel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were given Jibreel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #1,162 for this spelling alone.
- Jibreel 27
- Jibril 21
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Jibreel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 34 | #984 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 44 | #801 |
| 2021 | 39 | #878 |
| 2020 | 32 | #981 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Jibreel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,125th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were named Jibreel, making it the 2,125th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Jibreel in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 114 boys in the US were given Jibreel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,371, up from #2,125 for this spelling alone.
- Jibreel 68
- Jibril 46
Jibreel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,125 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2,345 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,874 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,133 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Jibreel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Zakariya, Hamza, Zayan, Zayd, Eesa, Ayyub, Zayaan, Abdullah, Umar
Other spellings of Jibreel
Names related to Jibreel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jibreel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jibreel, updated 20 October 2026.