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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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—
1929#1,41929—
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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1898#1,2638—
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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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 531 girlsAKMaine: #219 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,219 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedNHWashington: #264 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,511 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: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,306 girlsMNIllinois: #270 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,730 girlsILWisconsin: #253 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsMINew York: #147 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 822 girlsNYMassachusetts: #211 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedRIOregon: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsORNevada: 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: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsIAIndiana: #359 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,739 girlsINOhio: #312 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsOHPennsylvania: #221 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsPANew Jersey: #157 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 893 girlsNJConnecticut: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,733 girlsCTCalifornia: #343 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedUTColorado: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsCONebraska: #239 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsNEMissouri: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsMOKentucky: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsWVVirginia: #265 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsVAMaryland: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsMDDelaware: #104 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 454 girlsDEArizona: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 947 girlsNMKansas: #409 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsKSArkansas: #219 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsARTennessee: #432 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,444 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #240 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #189 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 807 girlsDCOklahoma: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,087 girlsOKLouisiana: #172 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 910 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsMSAlabama: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsALGeorgia: #292 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gabrielle, so not publishedHITexas: #338 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsTXFlorida: #233 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#104 · 1 in 454
  2. Alaska#135 · 1 in 531
  3. New York#147 · 1 in 822
  4. New Jersey#157 · 1 in 893
  5. Louisiana#172 · 1 in 910

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#10471 in 454
Alaska#13571 in 531
New York#1471321 in 822
New Jersey#157471 in 893
Louisiana#172311 in 910
District of Columbia#18971 in 807
New Mexico#203101 in 947
Massachusetts#211281 in 1,253
Alabama#212171 in 1,255
Arkansas#219101 in 1,242
Maine#21951 in 1,219
Pennsylvania#221481 in 1,432
Florida#233451 in 1,476
Michigan#234381 in 1,488
Colorado#236161 in 1,365
Nebraska#23971 in 1,360
North Carolina#240241 in 1,482
Wisconsin#253171 in 1,746
Connecticut#258101 in 1,733
Kentucky#262121 in 1,746
Washington#264181 in 1,511
Virginia#265211 in 1,606
Illinois#270411 in 1,730
Arizona#281151 in 1,562
Mississippi#28491 in 1,528
West Virginia#28551 in 1,889
Georgia#292201 in 1,884
Maryland#306121 in 2,044
Ohio#312311 in 2,192
South Carolina#31891 in 1,968
Minnesota#323121 in 2,306
Texas#338631 in 2,090
California#3431071 in 1,941
Oklahoma#34391 in 2,087
Iowa#35361 in 2,659
Indiana#359121 in 2,739
Missouri#377111 in 2,855
Oregon#40761 in 2,559
Kansas#40951 in 2,899
Tennessee#43281 in 3,444
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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 1986

girls
#266
965 births · 1 in 1,778 girls
boys
#3,653
12 births · 1 in 153,460 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #266Gabrielle965

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #3,653Gabrielle12
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,778 of them was named Gabrielle, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabrielle
  1. #263Gloria976
  2. #264Rosa970
  3. #265Ellen969
  4. #266Gabrielle965
  5. #267Ashton954
  6. #268Naomi945
  7. #269Melody935
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 153,460 of them was named Gabrielle, which outranked 53.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gabrielle
  1. #3,440Yesenia13
  2. #3,440Yolanda13
  3. #3,440Zackariah13
  4. #3,653Gabrielle12
  5. #3,653Abrahan12
  6. #3,653Adeel12
  7. #3,653Ahron12
  8. #3,882Aakash11
  9. #3,882Abbas11
  10. #3,882Abiel11

Tied with 228 names at #3,653; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →