How Many People Are Named Gabe?
people named Gabe are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 101,842 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,110 babies named Gabe in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
126 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of GABRIEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gabe in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gabe alive today is about 28 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gabe first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2005, to 126 babies. In 2025, 22 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gabe has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #584, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #4,590.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,590 |
| Best rank | #584 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,355 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gabe alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gabe were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 126 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gabe was given 8.4 times as often in Louisiana, 8.3 times in Utah and 6.7 times in Iowa.
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