Dspisces1407's list "Favorite Boy Names" of 3 great name ideas: Gabriel - Jedidiah!

Favorite Boy Names

Gabriel is a Biblical favorite, an angelic choice that's lighter and less patriarchal than some of his Old Testament brethren. Derived from the Hebrew name Gavri'el, Gabriel combines the elements elements gever, meaning "strong," and 'el, in reference to God.
 
In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is the archangel who heralded the news of Jesus' birth, and he presides over Paradise, serving as the angel of mercy, life, joy, judgment, truth and dreams. In addition to this, Gabriel is the patron saint of broadcasters and diplomats, and he governs Mondays and the month of January, making it especially apt for a baby born at the beginning of the year or week. 
 
An internationally popular choice, a recent year saw Gabriel rank in the Top 100 in Israel, Iceland, Chile, Croatia, Belgium, the UK, Czechia, Mexico, Italy, Moldova, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Sweden, Spain, Uruguay, and Switzerland. It's currently the Number 1 boys' name in France, while in the US, it's in the Top 50, given to 6379 boys in a recent year.
 
As with many international names, Gabriel has a variety of different pronunciations, depending on language and location. These include: GAY-bree-ul (English); GA-BREE-YEHL (French); GAH-bree-eh (Finnish); GA-bree-ehl (German, Slovak); ga-BRYEHL (Spanish).
 Parents of Gabriels of varying ages include Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Daniel Day-Lewis and Isabelle Adjani, Jason Alexander, Meredith Vieira, and Mia Farrow.

Gabriel

Riley -- one of the most <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names/unisex">popular unisex names</a> -- is trendier now for girls though for boys it's a classic, ALWAYS ranking in the US Top 1000. 

In fact, after a decade of softening, Riley has recently taken a turn upward for boys, along with a lot of other gender-neutral names. These days, parents are embracing unisex names even more enthusiastically for their sons than for their daughters.

Riley ranks in the Top 100 for boys throughout the rest of the English-speaking world, though interestingly not in its native Ireland. In the US, Riley is the most popular <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/753/best-irish-girl-names">Irish name for girls</a>.

There are lots of athletes and other notable real-life namesakes for a boy named Riley, as well as fictional ones in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight: Eclipse. And Riley can easily be shortened for a boy to Ry or Lee.

Riley

Jedidiah, an Old Testament name with a touch of Gunsmoke-era western panache, is right in line to be revived along with the other biblical -iah names.
 Jedidiah was the name given by the prophet Nathan to King Solomon in the Old Testament. An inspiration to hiking enthusiasts might be the intrepid explorer and trailblazer Jedidiah Strong Smith.
 Jed is the inevitable nickname, which last ranked on the US popularity charts in 1989.

Favorite Boy Names

The names

Gabriel

Riley

Jedidiah