Given name & surname
Gabe
“man of God”·“a hero of God”
In English use, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. In English usage, Gabe as a surname developed from Gabriel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. The history of Gabriel gives this family its wider story. Gabriel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gabe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,110
- 4,110 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,591 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,591 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 126 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,542 as a first name in 2020; 597 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gabe’s family of names
In English usage, Gabe is a diminutive of Gabriel. In English usage, Gabe has a conventional naming counterpart in the Spanish form Gabi. Gabe has a related form in Gabriel.
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Around the world
Gabe has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gabe
- Gabe NewellAmerican computer programmer and businessmanborn 1962
- Gabe VincentNigerian-American basketball playerborn 1996
- Gabe PruittAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
- Gabe SaportaUruguayan-American singerborn 1979
- Gabe YorkAmerican basketball player (born 1993)
- Gabe AmoAmerican politicianborn 1987
- Gabe KaplanAmerican actor, comedian and poker playerborn 1945
- Gabe KiddEnglish professional wrestlerborn 1997
- Gabe VasquezAmerican politician (born 1984)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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