Gabrielle

#632 for girls in 2025, 459 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1999 · 6,130 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
138,782
since 1890

Gabrielle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #46, 1999girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#632459#6,80312
2024#576526#12,3495
2023#551548—
2022#493639#12,3305
2021#443704#9,7147
2020#358866#8,0679
2019#343918#8,2159
2018#3061,092#9,6707
2017#2611,219#8,8408
2016#2251,424#6,72612
2015#2041,602#5,50716
2014#1731,923#9,6427
2013#1412,217#7,02611
2012#1292,423#5,25617
2011#1192,624#4,98318
2010#943,144#5,74115
2009#963,421#4,42922
2008#794,027#3,48631
2007#684,544#4,01125
2006#634,846#3,78226
2005#555,018#3,44728
2004#734,420#2,64340
2003#664,600#4,11420
2002#664,669#3,02230
2001#505,606#3,32126
2000#495,872#3,29925
1999#466,130#3,18225
1998#476,201#3,59720
1997#515,943#3,16023
1996#545,888#4,18515
1995#615,448#2,62628
1994#675,044#2,55629
1993#844,017#3,50118
1992#844,028#3,60417
1991#973,578#2,40629
1990#993,541#2,48827
1989#1122,719#2,78422
1988#1372,097#4,16211
1987#1741,604#4,23910
1986#266965#3,65312
1985#279896#3,07015
1984#295810#3,45912
1983#361627#4,1419
1982#360640#4,5938
1981#385588#4,9617
1980#401567#6,2505
1979#433477#4,8427
1978#471419#4,5547
1977#599284—
1976#493367—
1975#492370—
1974#514330#5,2275
1973#510335#5,1015
1972#497356—
1971#461443—
1970#504393—
1969#560311—
1968#598259—
1967#656213—
1966#703194—
1965#665221—
1964#676228—
1963#687216—
1962#694220—
1961#761187—
1960#730192—
1959#871140—
1958#955117—
1957#871136—
1956#1,06692—
1955#1,04393—
1954#1,34455—
1953#1,37350—
1952#1,46943—
1951#1,61135—
1950#1,76429—
1949#1,88226—
1948#1,52037—
1947#1,39744—
1946#1,72327—
1945#1,48230—
1944#1,69824—
1943#1,18147—
1942#1,24941—
1941#1,08746—
1940#1,59124—
1939#1,26534—
1938#1,38229—
1937#1,53924—
1936#1,87317—
1935#2,00616—
1934#1,69720—
1933#1,90617—
1932#1,68521—
1931#1,68621—
1930#1,60724—
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1928#1,36632—
1927#1,61926—
1926#1,54128—
1925#1,17643—
1924#1,17045—
1923#1,21341—
1922#1,23240—
1921#1,62527—
1920#1,37533—
1919#1,39331—
1918#1,15342—
1917#1,16238—
1916#1,05943—
1915#1,19033—
1914#1,19926—
1913#1,15123—
1912#1,17820—
1911#1,11316—
1910#1,42111—
1909#1,15213—
1908#1,6767—
1907#1,3849—
1906#1,4168—
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1904#1,4867—
1903#1,7925—
1902#1,7935—
1901#1,2278—
1900#1,4318—
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First appearance
1890

The first year at least five girls were named Gabrielle! It came in at #1,338, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Gabrielle is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedNHWashington: #424 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,868 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #587 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,727 girlsILWisconsin: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsWIMichigan: #480 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsMINew York: #272 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,561 girlsNYMassachusetts: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,943 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedIAIndiana: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,349 girlsINOhio: #395 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsOHPennsylvania: #431 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,667 girlsPANew Jersey: #272 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsNJConnecticut: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsCTCalifornia: #553 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,833 girlsCAUtah: #395 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsUTColorado: #355 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsCONebraska: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsNEMissouri: #570 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,109 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #308 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsVAMaryland: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,651 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedDEArizona: #345 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 922 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #295 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsLAMississippi: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,067 girlsMSAlabama: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,350 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedHITexas: #605 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,308 girlsTXFlorida: #306 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#230 · 1 in 922
  2. New York#272 · 1 in 1,561
  3. New Jersey#272 · 1 in 1,649
  4. Louisiana#295 · 1 in 1,529
  5. Nebraska#302 · 1 in 1,965

Best ever in a state: #11 in Louisiana, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#23061 in 922
New Jersey#272221 in 1,649
New York#272631 in 1,561
Louisiana#295181 in 1,529
Nebraska#30251 in 1,965
Florida#306241 in 1,834
Virginia#308141 in 1,988
Connecticut#31771 in 2,027
Arizona#34591 in 1,820
Colorado#35581 in 2,162
Wisconsin#36691 in 3,218
Ohio#395211 in 3,284
Utah#39561 in 2,528
Washington#42481 in 2,868
North Carolina#426101 in 3,237
Pennsylvania#431181 in 3,667
Michigan#480141 in 4,111
Maryland#49051 in 3,651
Indiana#49381 in 4,349
Mississippi#50551 in 3,067
Massachusetts#51361 in 4,943
California#553401 in 3,833
Alabama#56751 in 4,350
Missouri#57061 in 5,109
Illinois#587151 in 4,727
Texas#605241 in 4,308
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gabrielle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 56 spots since 2024 (#576 → #632)
  • 274 spots since 2020 (#358 → #632)
  • 428 spots since 2015 (#204 → #632)
  • Biggest jump: 195 spots in 1957 (#1,066 → #871)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1977 (#493 → #599)
Rise & fade · girls
109 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 1999 at #46 (6,130 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1990–2010
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1957–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 285
  • Highest: 1 in 285 girls born in 1998 were named Gabrielle (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,502 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #46 in 1999, was only 1 in 289 (0.35%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 35.9% of all girls named Gabrielle (49,818) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s29#1,263 (1898)#1,426
1900s70#1,152 (1909)#1,484
1910s283#1,059 (1916)#1,202
1920s344#1,170 (1924)#1,374
1930s223#1,265 (1939)#1,665
1940s346#1,087 (1941)#1,481
1950s790#871 (1959)#1,237
1960s2,241#560 (1969)#673
1970s3,774#433 (1979)#497
1980s11,513#112 (1989)#277
1990s49,818#46 (1999)#69
2000s47,023#49 (2000)#67
2010s18,586#94 (2010)#200
2020s3,742#358 (2020)#509

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gabrielle in 1978

girls
#471
419 births · 1 in 3,656 girls
boys
#4,554
7 births · 1 in 234,548 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #471Gabrielle419

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #4,554Gabrielle7
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,656 of them was named Gabrielle, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabrielle
  1. #467Leanne422
  2. #469Cari421
  3. #470Karin420
  4. #471Gabrielle419
  5. #471Joan419
  6. #473Devin418
  7. #474Liza416
  8. #475Janel413

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 234,548 of them was named Gabrielle, which outranked 32.7% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabrielle
  1. #4,157Zac8
  2. #4,157Zalmen8
  3. #4,157Zebulen8
  4. #4,554Gabrielle7
  5. #4,554Abasi7
  6. #4,554Abdallah7
  7. #4,554Absalom7
  8. #5,059Aamir6
  9. #5,059Aaren6
  10. #5,059Abdel6

Tied with 504 names at #4,554; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1978 →