Gabriel
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gabriel (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Gabriel has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 268 |
| 1999 | 326 |
| 2000 | 331 |
| 2001 | 344 |
| 2002 | 389 |
| 2003 | 386 |
| 2004 | 384 |
| 2005 | 375 |
| 2006 | 353 |
| 2007 | 317 |
| 2008 | 391 |
| 2009 | 399 |
| 2010 | 375 |
| 2011 | 341 |
| 2012 | 322 |
| 2013 | 347 |
| 2014 | 359 |
| 2015 | 349 |
| 2016 | 337 |
| 2017 | 352 |
| 2018 | 482 |
| 2019 | 421 |
| 2020 | 379 |
| 2021 | 365 |
| 2022 | 346 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 3,594 |
| 2000 | – | 3,935 |
| 2001 | – | 4,314 |
| 2002 | – | 4,725 |
| 2003 | – | 5,138 |
| 2004 | – | 5,534 |
| 2005 | – | 5,911 |
| 2006 | – | 6,266 |
| 2007 | – | 6,612 |
| 2008 | – | 7,068 |
| 2009 | – | 7,490 |
| 2010 | – | 7,904 |
| 2011 | – | 8,278 |
| 2012 | – | 8,656 |
| 2013 | – | 9,066 |
| 2014 | – | 9,481 |
| 2015 | – | 9,916 |
| 2016 | – | 10,297 |
| 2017 | – | 10,740 |
| 2018 | – | 11,285 |
| 2019 | 19 | 11,773 |
| 2020 | 23 | 12,189 |
Gabriel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gabriel.Hi! My name is Gabriel.
- Gabriel ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Gabriel called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Gabriel har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Gabriel has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Gabriels mamma är lärare.Gabriel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gabriels mamma is Gabriel's mum.
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Questions about Gabriel
How do you pronounce Gabriel in Swedish?
In IPA, Gabriel is /ɡɑː.brɪɛl/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Gabriel mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel.
How popular is Gabriel in Sweden?
346 babies were named Gabriel in 2022. In 2020, 12,212 people in Sweden had Gabriel as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.