The first name Gabor
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gabor last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2013, with 7 births (#2,660).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gabor with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gabor at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 boys born in the United States were named Gabor, the 12,688th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 11 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gabor
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gábor CsupóAmerican-Hungarian animator (1952–)
- Gábor BabosAssociation football player, born 1974
- Gábor DelnekyFencer (1932–2008)
- Gábor A. SomorjaiAmerican chemist, 1935–2025
- Gábor TotolaFencer, born 1973
- Gábor TörökAssociation football player (1936-2004)
- Gabor SztehloEvangelist priest (1909–1974)
- Gábor HalmaiFootball player, born 1972
- Gábor Devecseri(1917–1971) poet, literary translator, classical philologist, Holocaust survivor
- Gábor BukránAssociation football player, born 1975
- Gábor TormaAssociation football player, born 1976
- Gábor StrakaAssociation football player from Slovakia, born 1981
Questions
- How popular is the name Gabor?
- In 2021, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Gabor, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 2013, with 7 births.
- Is Gabor a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 147 US babies named Gabor since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gabor most popular?
- 1962 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Gabor, its highest rank at 2,570th.
- Is Gabor also a surname?
- Yes. Gabor is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.