The first name Gabriel

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About the first name Gabriel

Meaning

The name Gabriel traditionally means “God is my strength” or “man of God”.

Historical origin

The name Gabriel comes from the Hebrew Gavri’el and belongs to the biblical tradition of angelic names.

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Gabriel endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:ga-bri-èlɡa.bʁi.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Gabriel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gabriel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

4,764total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name GabrielLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gabriel in baptisms by year.50037525012501620169817761854193220101620–1624 4 baptisms1635–1639 4 baptisms1640–1644 20 baptisms1655–1659 24 baptisms1660–1664 24 baptisms1665–1669 16 baptisms1670–1674 20 baptisms1675–1679 44 baptisms1680–1684 20 baptisms1685–1689 16 baptisms1690–1694 80 baptisms1695–1699 52 baptisms1700–1704 16 baptisms1705–1709 32 baptisms1710–1714 40 baptisms1715–1719 48 baptisms1720–1724 60 baptisms1725–1729 64 baptisms1730–1734 56 baptisms1735–1739 56 baptisms1740–1744 108 baptisms1745–1749 80 baptisms1750–1754 56 baptisms1755–1759 76 baptisms1760–1764 104 baptisms1765–1769 60 baptisms1770–1774 92 baptisms1775–1779 108 baptisms1780–1784 144 baptisms1785–1789 144 baptisms1790–1794 144 baptisms1795–1799 192 baptisms1800–1804 148 baptisms1805–1809 144 baptisms1810–1814 88 baptisms1815–1819 136 baptisms1820–1824 160 baptisms1825–1829 64 baptisms1830–1834 96 baptisms1835–1839 100 baptisms1840–1844 136 baptisms1845–1849 44 baptisms1850–1854 116 baptisms1855–1859 40 baptisms1860–1864 56 baptisms1865–1869 24 baptisms1870–1874 24 baptisms1875–1879 16 baptisms1880–1884 4 baptisms1885–1889 8 baptisms1890–1894 32 baptisms1895–1899 12 baptisms1900–1904 16 baptisms1905–1909 24 baptisms1910–1914 24 baptisms1915–1919 28 baptisms1920–1924 16 baptisms1925–1929 16 baptisms1930–1934 32 baptisms1935–1939 16 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 8 baptisms1950–1954 24 baptisms1960–1964 12 baptisms1965–1969 12 baptisms1970–1974 4 baptisms1975–1979 44 baptisms1980–1984 108 baptisms1985–1989 128 baptisms1990–1994 308 baptisms1995–1999 216 baptisms2000–2004 216 baptisms2005–2009 44 baptisms2010–2014 12 baptisms

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