My fortune
Derived from the Hebrew elements 'gad', meaning fortune or luck, and 'el', referring to God. In the Old Testament, Gaddiel was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to scout the land of Canaan. It remains a rare choice that offers a distinctive biblical alternative to more common names.
Less common today
Gaddiel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,581 in 2021.
One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan · The Bible (Numbers 13:10)
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
