Jibril
Boy · ji-BREEL · Hebrew
Jibril is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Jibril mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Gabriel
“God is my strength”
Jibril, the archangel Gabriel, brought the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.
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Is Jibril a girl's or a boy's name?
Jibril is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 46 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jibril in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Jibril, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jibril in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were given Jibril or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
- Jibreel 27
- Jibril 21
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Jibril in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jibril in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,764among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Jibril, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 69 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Jibril than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jibril in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 114 boys in the US were given Jibril or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,371, up from #2,764 for this spelling alone.
- Jibreel 68
- Jibril 46
Jibril in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2,418 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,683 |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,297 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
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