Gadiel
Gadiel was the 1186th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1065th; the most babies were born in 2024 (203). Over the last ten years it has moved up 839 places. More babies were named Gadiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,186 boys, down 121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 173boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024203 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,568babies recorded
Gadiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,186 | 173 |
| 2020 | #1,065 | 188 |
| 2010 | #1,840 | 79 |
| 2000 | #4,653 | 16 |
| 1990 | #7,480 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gadiel, counting every spelling?
Gadiel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,060 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,186 for Gadiel on its own. Together these spellings went to 191 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadiel | 173 | #1,186 | 878 |
| Gaddiel | 18 | #5,278 | 75 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gadiel?
173 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gadiel (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gadiel 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gadiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gadiel?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Gadiel are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Gadiel a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Gadiel by state
How common Gadiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.7×), Texas (1.6×), California (1.6×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 35 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 Gadiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gadiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gadiel
How popular is the name Gadiel?
Gadiel was the 1186th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1065th; the most babies were born in 2024 (203). Over the last ten years it has moved up 839 places. More babies were named Gadiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Gadiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gadiel in the US.
Where is Gadiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gadiel was most common in Arizona (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.