# Gabe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gabe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɡeɪb/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,110 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,110 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 133, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

See Gabriel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 125 | 1,353 |
| 2012 | 103 | 1,548 |
| 2013 | 70 | 1,978 |
| 2014 | 84 | 1,784 |
| 2015 | 89 | 1,732 |
| 2016 | 54 | 2,393 |
| 2017 | 58 | 2,283 |
| 2018 | 56 | 2,362 |
| 2019 | 53 | 2,498 |
| 2020 | 49 | 2,597 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2,833 |
| 2022 | 35 | 3,362 |
| 2023 | 42 | 2,969 |
| 2024 | 22 | 4,609 |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,591 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,228 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,001 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Gabe

- Gabe Newell, American computer programmer and businessman
- Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Gabe Amo, American politician
- Gabe Kaplan, American actor, comedian and poker player
- Gabe Vasquez, American politician (born 1984)
- Gabe Gala, Canadian footballer
- Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
- Gabe Muoneke, American basketball player
- Gabe Evans, American politician
- Gabe Khouth, Canadian actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.