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Gabrielle

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s
Today
▼ Cooling

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Meaning

French feminine form of Gabriel, "God is my strength"

The story

Gabrielle is the French feminine of Gabriel, the archangel whose Hebrew name is traditionally rendered God is my strength, which gives this most elegant of names a core of steel. France has loved it for centuries; its most famous bearer, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, traded it for the nickname Coco on her way to reinventing how women dress. In America the name idled politely for decades, a low hum in the records, then took off through the 1980s and 1990s alongside the broader boom in Gabriel and Gabriella, cresting in the 2000s. It has eased since, though its nicknames, Gabby, Brie, Elle, keep offering new doors into it. Strength dressed in silk is a rare combination, and Gabrielle has been quietly supplying it for a very long time.

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Gabrielle across languages

One shared root links 4 names across 4 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Gavriel, traditionally "God is my strength"; Gabriel is the angel who announces Jesus’s birth to Mary in Luke’s Gospel

The constellation

GabrielleFrench · feminine formGabrielEnglish

More branches

GabriellaItalian · feminine formGabrielaSpanish · feminine form

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How popular is Gabrielle around the world?

In the United States, 3,780 babies were named Gabrielle between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 885 girls named Gabrielle were born in 2025, the 47th most common name among girls that year.

Gabrielle is on the official records of the United States, France, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, South Australia, Norway, Ireland, Mexico City, England and Wales, Montevideo, Austria, Argentina and Spain.

United States

1 in 5,800

In the United States, 3,780 babies were named Gabrielle between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gabrielle peaked in the 2000s. Gabrielle went to 1,618 US babies in 2015 and 471 in 2025, 29% of the earlier figure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 730

In France, about 885 girls named Gabrielle were born in 2025, the 47th most common name among girls that year.

peak 19002025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Canada

1 in 2,400

In Canada, 151 girls named Gabrielle were born in 2024, the 184th most common name among girls that year.

peak 19982024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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New Zealand

1 in 4,400

In New Zealand, 13 girls named Gabrielle were registered in 2025.

1930peak 19932025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Brazil

1 in 4,800

At the 2022 census, 42,028 people in Brazil were named Gabrielle, the 642nd most common name, with a median age of 19.
Among people named Gabrielle living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

1970speak 2000s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 1,594 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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South Australia

1 in 6,100 · 2017

In South Australia, 3 girls were registered as Gabrielle in 2017.

1944peak 1998

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Norway

1 in 6,700 · register 2026

In Norway, 4 girls were given the name Gabrielle in 2025.

1960peak 20002025

share of the girls on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure

People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)

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Ireland

1 in 6,800

In Ireland, 8 girls named Gabrielle were born in 2025, the 443rd most common name among girls that year.

peak 19642025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Mexico City City

1 in 8,400

In Mexico City, there were 14 registrations of Gabrielle in 2022.

2000peak 2018

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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England and Wales

1 in 8,900

In England and Wales, 66 girls named Gabrielle were born in 2025, the 590th most common name among girls that year.

peak 20022025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Montevideo City

1 in 25,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 1 girl named Gabrielle was born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 girl named Gabrielle was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Argentina

1 in 110,000

In Argentina, 6 newborns were given the name Gabrielle in 2024.

2012peak 20202024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Spain

1 in 180,000

In Spain, 247 residents are named Gabrielle, ranked 3,805th among women, with a mean age of 27.4 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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New South Wales

outside the top 100

Gabrielle is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.

peak 19982025

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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Poland

last on record 2024

Gabrielle is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.

2000peak 20132025

share of that year’s name registrations

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2000

Gabrielle is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 5 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Scotland

last on record 2023

Gabrielle is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.

1974peak 20072024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown.

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When you meet Gabrielle

Most people given the name Gabrielle in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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