Gabe
Gabe was the 4591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 2005 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,859 places. More babies were named Gabe in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,591 boys, down 1,994 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,110babies recorded
Gabe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,591 | 22 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,690 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,452 | 85 |
| 1990 | #3,666 | 16 |
| 1980 | #1,778 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,670 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,710 | 23 |
| 1950 | #2,488 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,116 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,112 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,259 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,680 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #691 | 9 |
| 1880 | #584 | 11 |
How popular is Gabe, counting every spelling?
Gabe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gabe?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gabe (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gabe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gabe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gabe?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Gabe are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 15 and 45. That makes Gabe mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gabe by state
How common Gabe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gabe: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gabe, they share its era and feel.
Gabe is also a nickname for Gabriel.
Questions about the name Gabe
How popular is the name Gabe?
Gabe was the 4591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 2005 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,859 places. More babies were named Gabe in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gabe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gabe in the US.
Where is Gabe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gabe was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys).