Gabby

Where Gabby comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gabby.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Gabby through the years
  1. 1961
    First appearance
    #6,567 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1989
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2022
    Peak, #2,604
    67 babies named Gabby, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.
  • A diminutive form of the female given names Gabrielle, Gabriella and Gabriela.
Namesakes

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