How Many People Are Named Gabriel Sinclair?

There are approximately 35 people named Gabriel Sinclair living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gabriel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sinclair. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 9,792,981 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Gabriel

Last Name

Sinclair

Gabriel: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gabriel. The peak year was 2008 with 13,187 births. The average person named Gabriel today is 23 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Gabriel

In the 2020 Census, the first name Gabriel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were White (37.21%) and Black (6.09%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Gabriel in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Gabriel rose or fell over time.

White

37.21%

Black

6.09%

Hispanic

49.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.25%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.75%

Two or More Races

4.42%

Ancestry of the Sinclair Surname

The surname Sinclair was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Sinclair in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

69.99%

Black

19.68%

Hispanic

4.75%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.95%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.67%

Two or More Races

3.96%

How we calculated this

The first name "Gabriel" has an estimated frequency of 0.111% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Sinclair" appears at a rate of 9.15 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Gabriel are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 35 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Gabriel

Gabriel Smith Gabriel Johnson Gabriel Williams Gabriel Brown Gabriel Jones Gabriel Garcia Gabriel Torres Gabriel Morales

Other people with the surname Sinclair

Michael Sinclair James Sinclair John Sinclair David Sinclair Robert Sinclair William Sinclair Michele Sinclair

Gabriel Sinclair: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Gabriel Sinclair?

We estimate approximately 35 people named Gabriel Sinclair are alive in the United States today. The first name Gabriel is shared by 380,535 Americans, and the surname Sinclair is shared by 31,360.

How rare is the name Gabriel Sinclair?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. The first name Gabriel is common and the surname Sinclair is uncommon.

Is Gabriel a male or female name?

Gabriel is predominantly male, with 98.3% of bearers being male and 1.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 2008 and the average bearer today is 23 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Gabriel?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Gabriel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were White (37.21%) and Black (6.09%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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