Gabriel vs Truls
Gabriel and Trulscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Gabriel was ranked #44 and Truls #256 among boys in Norway.
Gabriel and Truls over time
Gabriel and Truls appear together in 1 published list, across 73 years of shared records. Truls held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gabriel in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Truls reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gabriel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2002, Gabriel moved ahead of Truls in Norway · Boys — #92 and #91 the year before became #103 and #121.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gabriel and Truls changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #44 and #256.
- Mirrored each other
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Gabriel rose about as far as Truls fell — from #299 and #138 in 1945 to #44 and #256 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Gabriel and Truls were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 73 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #44 and #256.
List by list
Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1945–2025
Gabriel held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Truls in 47.
Highest recorded here: Gabriel #37 in 2018, Truls #91 in 2001.
The order changed in 2002: Gabriel moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #92 and #91; by 2002 that had become #103 and #121.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gabriel #44, Truls #256.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gabriel | Truls |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'man of God' or 'God is my strong man/hero', referring to the archangel Gabriel, a messenger of God in Hebrew tradition. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡeɪbriəl/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #41 (2025) | Norway · Boys #256 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gabriel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Truls does not have one recorded yet.
- Gabriel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Truls.
- A meaning is recorded for Gabriel; Truls doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gabriel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #299 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Truls
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #138 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #256 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys