How Many People Are Named Gabe?
An estimated 3,397 people in the United States have the first name Gabe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Gabe peaked in popularity in 2005 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gabe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gabe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,397
About 1 in 100,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2005
126 births
Total Registered
4,086
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gabe
Gabe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,086 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gabe as a male name
Ranked #4,598 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (126 births)
Gabe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gabe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,102 babies were registered. Gabe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gabe by Decade
How has Gabe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gabe by State
Birth registrations for Gabe span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, California, Utah. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Dakota, New Mexico. On average, about 38 Gabes were registered per state.
Gabe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gabe
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gabe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabe?
We estimate approximately 3,397 people named Gabe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Gabe a common name?
Gabe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,086 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gabe most popular?
Gabe reached peak popularity in 2005, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gabe is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gabe a male name?
Gabe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gabe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gabe Smith, Gabe Johnson, Gabe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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