boy's name

Jean-Gabriel

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,789

Jean-Gabriel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1950, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.

Jean-Gabriel over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s 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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Births named Jean-Gabriel by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 10
1920s 5
1930s 10
1940s 105
1950s 250
1960s 255
1970s 240
1980s 245
1990s 180
2000s 130
2010s 95
2020s (to 2025) 30

How popular is Jean-Gabriel?

In 2025, Jean-Gabriel was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Jean-Gabriel is used

Canada #2,641 6 in 2021
France #3,263 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Gabriel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jean-Gabriel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Gabriel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Gabriel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Gabriel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Gabriel

Is Jean-Gabriel a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Gabriel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Gabriel most popular?

Jean-Gabriel peaked in 1950, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Jean-Gabriel a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jean-Gabriel currently ranks #3,263 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.