Gabe
Masculine · “God is my strength”
Gabe clips Gabriel, and the Hebrew name joins a word for a strong man to the word for God — God is my strength.
How old is the name Gabe?
Gabe was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Gabe alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 3,400 people named Gabe are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Gabe most popular?
Gabe peaked in 1880, reaching #571 nationally. Today it ranks #4539, 3,968 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Gabe
Ours, offered as ours. Gabriel is the only archangel named in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament who does the same job in each: he explains. In Daniel he interprets visions, in Luke he announces two births, and in Islamic tradition he transmits the whole revelation. He is not a warrior like Michael — he is the one who says what is going on. Gabe is the American clip of that, and it is a plain and friendly short form.
Meaning
God is my strength
From Hebrew gever, a strong man or warrior, and el, God; the compound is a complete sentence. The same first element gives the Hebrew words for a hero and for masculinity.
Pronouncing Gabe
GAYB
One syllable. There is no variation in English.
Nicknames for Gabe
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 2011125 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #571reached in 1880
- Change vs 2022
- −37.1%22 in 2025, from 35
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gabe in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Gabriel in English — related form
- Gavriel in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Louisiana, California, Minnesota.
Gabes among us
people named Gabe are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 77,640 born in 2025 was named Gabe
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Gabe sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Gabe beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Gabe in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that forms a complete sentence.
- Gabriel stands behind it as a fuller formal option.
- Four letters and one syllable — as short as a name gets.
- It reads as a nickname, which may matter on a formal document.
- The Gabby lengthening is an English adjective about talking too much.
- A one-syllable name gives no room for a nickname.
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Masculine · #4539 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Gabes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,400 people named Gabe are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Gabe in 2025?
- Gabe ranks #4539 among US boy names in 2025, with 22 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Gabe?
- About 1 in every 77,640 US boys born in 2025 was named Gabe — 22 in all.
- Will my child share the name Gabe with classmates?
- Gabe will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Gabe
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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