boy's name
Djibril
jee-BREEL
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 9,529
France
#185
2025 births
Djibril is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," the West African form of Gabriel — the angel who brought the Quran to Muhammad. It ranks 185th in France and is stable.
- Djibril is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 440 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,965 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Djibril over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 200 |
| 1990s | 340 |
| 2000s | 2,590 |
| 2010s | 3,675 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,260 |
What Djibril means
Djibril means God is my strength, or man of God. The Hebrew Gavri'el joins gever, a strong man, with El, God — so the compound is about strength that belongs to God rather than to the bearer.
Where Djibril comes from
Djibril is the French and West African spelling of the Arabic Jibril, from the Hebrew Gavri'el. Gabriel is the angel who announces the births of John and Jesus in Luke and who interprets visions for Daniel; in Islam Jibril is the angel who brings the Quran to Muhammad over twenty-three years, which makes him the single most important angel in the tradition rather than one of several. The Dj- spelling is a French orthographic convention for the Arabic j sound, the same one behind Djamel and Djibouti. The name's French standing follows Senegalese and Malian migration, and Djibril Cissé and Djibril Diop Mambéty, the Senegalese filmmaker, are among its better-known bearers.
Djibril in use
Djibril ranks 185th in France with about 305 births in 2025 and is stable in our data with a peak in 2023. Our records carry it from 1964. It is very rare elsewhere at 6,532nd in the United States and absent from the British tables, where Jibril and Gabriel carry the same name under different spellings — the Dj- convention is specifically French.
How popular is Djibril?
In 2025, Djibril was given to 300 babies in France, ranking #185 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Djibril is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Djibril is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Djibrîl | Djibrîl is a rare spelling of Djibril, written with a circumflex and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
| Djîbril | Djîbril is a rare spelling of Djibril, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Djibril
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Djibril also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Djibril over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Djibril in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Djibril
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Djibril — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Djibril
What does the name Djibril mean?
Djibril means "God is my strength," inherited from the Hebrew Gavri'el.
Is Djibril the Arabic for Gabriel?
Yes. In Islam Jibril is the angel who brought the Quran to Muhammad over twenty-three years.
Why the Dj spelling?
It is a French convention for the Arabic j sound — the same one behind Djamel and Djibouti.
How popular is Djibril?
185th in France.
Is Djibril a girl's or a boy's name?
Djibril is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Djibril a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Djibril currently ranks #185 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.