How Many People Are Named Gabel?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Gabel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Gabel peaked in popularity in 2000 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gabel 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 Gabel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gabel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
7 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gabel
Gabel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gabel as a male name
Ranked #12,698 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2000 (7 births)
Gabel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gabel span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10 babies were registered. Gabel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gabel by Decade
How has Gabel 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.
Gabel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gabel
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gabel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabel?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Gabel 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Gabel a common name?
Gabel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gabel most popular?
Gabel reached peak popularity in 2000, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gabel is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gabel a male name?
Gabel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gabel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gabel Smith, Gabel Johnson, Gabel 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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