Jibreel
Masculine · “God is my strength”
Jibreel is Gabriel in Arabic — the angel who brought the revelation — and the Hebrew behind it means God is my strength.
How old is the name Jibreel?
Jibreel first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Jibreel is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,000 people named Jibreel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jibreel most popular?
Jibreel peaked in 2022, reaching #1875 nationally. Today it ranks #2125, 250 places below that high. See the whole 2022 chart.
Where it comes from
From Gavri'el to Jibreel
The story of Jibreel
Gabriel announces births in Daniel and Luke and brings the revelation in Islamic tradition, appearing on the Night of Power. Arabic renders him Jibril or Jibreel, and the Qur'an names him directly. The name is standard across Muslim naming and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
God is my strength
Through Jibril, from the Hebrew Gavri'el — gever, 'man' or 'strength', and El, 'God'. The reading 'God is my strength' is standard. Jibril is the angel of revelation in Islam, who brought the Qur'an to Muhammad. The Hebrew is documented.
How the name formed
- Gavri'el
- Jibril
- Jibreel
Related forms: جبريل · Jibril · Gabriel
Pronouncing Jibreel
jib-REEL
Two syllables, stress on the second. Arabic gives the j a slightly softer value.
Nicknames for Jibreel
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
- 1974
- Most boys named
- 202284 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1875reached in 2022
- Change vs 2024
- +13.3%68 in 2025, from 60
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.
Jibreel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- جبريل in Arabic — transliteration
- Jibril in English — spelling variant
- Gabriel in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Texas, Illinois.
Jibreels among us
people named Jibreel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 25,119 born in 2025 was named Jibreel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Jayton test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Jibreel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Jayton climbed just as high around 2000, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Jayton's path sketches the road Jibreel is walking now.
Jibreel 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
Where Jibreel is headed
Jibreel should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Jibreel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Jibreel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The God-is-my-strength meaning is transparent and undisputed.
- The angel of revelation in two traditions carries it.
- The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- Several transliterations are in circulation.
- Gabriel is what English speakers will recognize.
- It reads as specifically Muslim.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jibreels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Jibreel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jibreel in 2025?
- Jibreel ranks #2125 among US boy names in 2025, with 68 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Jibreel?
- About 1 in every 25,119 US boys born in 2025 was named Jibreel — 68 in all.
- Will my child share the name Jibreel with classmates?
- Jibreel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Jibreel
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