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Gabriel

Boy name · 1,209 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Gabriel: 1,209 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 63 births in 2012.

Gabriel’s roots reach back to the Hebrew Gavri’el, meaning “God is my strength,” and it appears as a central archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions—most famously announcing the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. The writer Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winner and author of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, brought the name literary renown, while the classical composer Gabriel Fauré created elegant French melodies. In geography, Argentina’s Isla de los Estados (historically linked to the explorer Esteban Gómez) shares no direct etymological link, but the name does grace California’s San Gabriel Mountains. A popular variant is the French Gabrielle for girls, enjoying steady use across Scotland since the 1970s alongside its enduring angelic appeal.