Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Gabriela

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Gods able-bodied one. Feminine of Gabriel.
God is my strength; feminine form of Gabriel

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gabriela

Pronunciation

g(a)-brie-la, gab-riela

Famous People

Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini, Writer Gabriela Mistal

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #2763, 26 births); most recent 2007 (rank #6618, 12 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #102, 3,361 births); most recent 2025 (rank #317, 961 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–961
2024–1,059
2023–1,047
2022–955
2021–927
2020–961
2019–954
2018–1,003
2017–1,158
2016–1,249

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #246, 205 births); most recent 2025 (rank #490, 81 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202581
2024102
202396
2022121
2021130
2020162
2019185
2018186
2017177
2016205

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #409, 150 births); most recent 2023 (rank #390, 140 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023140
2022118
2021119
2020137
2019150
2018134
2017115
2016112
2015124
201484

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #119, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
202422
20237
202213
202120
202023
201928
201825
201717
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #238, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20248
20238
20229
202110
20209
201911
20189
201713
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #208, 9 births); most recent 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
20213
20206
20197
20189
20174
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #272, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
20226
2021–
20209
20196
201810
2017–
20166
20157
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence