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The first name Gavriil

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

From Russian Гаврии́л (Gavriíl). Doublet of Gabriel.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Gavriil at birth, 1880–2025

In 2016, 5 boys born in the United States were named Gavriil, the 12,855th most popular boys’ name that year.

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5
babies named Gavriil since 1880
#12,855
rank in 2016
2016
peak year

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.

Gavriil in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Գավրիլ
Gavril
Armenian
Гаврии́л
Gavriíl
Russian

Famous people named Gavriil

9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Gavriil Ter-Mikelov
    Armenian-Russian-Soviet architect, 1874–1949
  • Gabriel Urgebadze
    Georgian saint (1929–1995)
  • Gabriel Popov
    1st Mayor of Moscow, born 1936
  • Gabriel Aivazovsky
    Armenian archbishop, historian, scientist (1812–1880)
  • Gabriel of Melitene
    Armenian Ruler of Melitene (1055-1103)
  • Gabriel of Białystok
    Belarusian saint, 1684–1690
  • Patriarch Gavrilo Dožić V of Serbia
    Cleric, prisoner of war (1881–1950)
  • Gabriel IV of Constantinople
    Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1780–1785
  • Gabriel de Lesnovo
    11th century Bulgarian saint, born 1050

Questions

What does the name Gavriil mean?
From Russian Гаврии́л (Gavriíl). Doublet of Gabriel.
When was Gavriil most popular?
2016 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Gavriil, its highest rank at 12,855th.