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“God is my strength”
01 / Meaning & origin
Gabe is a masculine given name documented in English, Dutch and Danish. It is a form of Gabriel, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “God is my strength”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Gabé (Q116884793)
Meaning: “God is my strength”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 22 boys (rank 4539). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Gabe
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 11 | 571 | observed |
| 1881 | 5 | 866 | observed |
| 1882 | 8 | 691 | observed |
| 1883 | 6 | 799 | observed |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | observed |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | observed |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 5 | 921 | observed |
| 1888 | 8 | 755 | observed |
| 1889 | 6 | 878 | observed |
| 1890 | 9 | 667 | observed |
| 1891 | 8 | 700 | observed |
| 1892 | 7 | 861 | observed |
| 1893 | 9 | 705 | observed |
| 1894 | 8 | 787 | observed |
| 1895 | 8 | 795 | observed |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 6 | 1,009 | observed |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1905 | 8 | 919 | observed |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1907 | 6 | 1,200 | observed |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | 8 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | observed |
| 1913 | 9 | 1,945 | observed |
| 1914 | 14 | 1,687 | observed |
| 1915 | 14 | 1,968 | observed |
| 1916 | 12 | 2,259 | observed |
| 1917 | 16 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1918 | 18 | 1,827 | observed |
| 1919 | 14 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1920 | 14 | 2,231 | observed |
| 1921 | 14 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,040 | observed |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1924 | 12 | 2,473 | observed |
| 1925 | 8 | 3,155 | observed |
| 1926 | 14 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,451 | observed |
| 1928 | 14 | 2,162 | observed |
| 1929 | 18 | 1,793 | observed |
| 1930 | 14 | 2,079 | observed |
| 1931 | 8 | 2,864 | observed |
| 1932 | 14 | 1,995 | observed |
| 1933 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1934 | 14 | 1,932 | observed |
| 1935 | 9 | 2,529 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1937 | 16 | 1,756 | observed |
| 1938 | 18 | 1,613 | observed |
| 1939 | 12 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1940 | 12 | 2,081 | observed |
| 1941 | 10 | 2,333 | observed |
| 1942 | 13 | 2,042 | observed |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | observed |
| 1944 | 14 | 1,890 | observed |
| 1945 | 10 | 2,242 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 2,690 | observed |
| 1947 | 12 | 2,251 | observed |
| 1948 | 16 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1949 | 13 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 2,438 | observed |
| 1951 | 15 | 1,972 | observed |
| 1952 | 11 | 2,376 | observed |
| 1953 | 20 | 1,709 | observed |
| 1954 | 15 | 2,044 | observed |
| 1955 | 18 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1956 | 15 | 2,091 | observed |
| 1957 | 23 | 1,673 | observed |
| 1958 | 23 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1959 | 29 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1960 | 23 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1961 | 30 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1962 | 24 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1963 | 35 | 1,318 | observed |
| 1964 | 30 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1965 | 21 | 1,720 | observed |
| 1966 | 15 | 2,043 | observed |
| 1967 | 20 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 28 | 1,526 | observed |
| 1970 | 27 | 1,658 | observed |
| 1971 | 45 | 1,235 | observed |
| 1972 | 62 | 1,024 | observed |
| 1973 | 45 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1974 | 45 | 1,244 | observed |
| 1975 | 56 | 1,127 | observed |
| 1976 | 54 | 1,163 | observed |
| 1977 | 58 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1978 | 39 | 1,487 | observed |
| 1979 | 35 | 1,633 | observed |
| 1980 | 32 | 1,765 | observed |
| 1981 | 32 | 1,766 | observed |
| 1982 | 17 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1983 | 18 | 2,577 | observed |
| 1984 | 15 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1985 | 14 | 3,216 | observed |
| 1986 | 10 | 4,130 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 17 | 3,079 | observed |
| 1989 | 12 | 4,271 | observed |
| 1990 | 16 | 3,607 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | observed |
| 1993 | 24 | 2,865 | observed |
| 1994 | 28 | 2,618 | observed |
| 1995 | 40 | 2,055 | observed |
| 1996 | 31 | 2,483 | observed |
| 1997 | 42 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1998 | 51 | 1,899 | observed |
| 1999 | 66 | 1,624 | observed |
| 2000 | 85 | 1,448 | observed |
| 2001 | 106 | 1,254 | observed |
| 2002 | 90 | 1,433 | observed |
| 2003 | 113 | 1,267 | observed |
| 2004 | 120 | 1,251 | observed |
| 2005 | 126 | 1,253 | observed |
| 2006 | 118 | 1,367 | observed |
| 2007 | 123 | 1,359 | observed |
| 2008 | 112 | 1,467 | observed |
| 2009 | 109 | 1,518 | observed |
| 2010 | 91 | 1,687 | observed |
| 2011 | 125 | 1,350 | observed |
| 2012 | 103 | 1,545 | observed |
| 2013 | 70 | 1,964 | observed |
| 2014 | 84 | 1,781 | observed |
| 2015 | 89 | 1,729 | observed |
| 2016 | 54 | 2,387 | observed |
| 2017 | 58 | 2,270 | observed |
| 2018 | 56 | 2,355 | observed |
| 2019 | 53 | 2,491 | observed |
| 2020 | 49 | 2,586 | observed |
| 2021 | 44 | 2,819 | observed |
| 2022 | 35 | 3,344 | observed |
| 2023 | 42 | 2,952 | observed |
| 2024 | 22 | 4,571 | observed |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,539 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Gabe” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Gabe— “hero of God”
_Gabe_, _m._ _Bav._ Heb. hero of God, 55
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American computer programmer and businessman
Nigerian-American basketball player
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
