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girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Gabby

Meaning A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #3,223 Trend ↑ Rising 24%

A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.

Rank 2025
#3,223
among girls · ↓164 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Gabby · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
67 babies
All-time total
1,262
#6,452 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Gabby popularity over time

1,262 babies have been named Gabby since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 16 – 16 2 – #6,887
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 11 16 2 – #13,047
1990s 116 – 116 12 +625% #5,092
2000s 278 5 283 28 +144% #3,282
2010s 486 – 486 49 +72% #2,690
2020s (to 2025) 345 – 345 58 +18% #2,612

Where Gabby is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 52 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 55 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Gabby

Gabby is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,223 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,262 American babies have been named Gabby. Its peak came in 2022, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gabby stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gabby?

The median living Gabby is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 1,300 people named Gabby are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gabby year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #3,223 – –
2024 53 #3,059 – –
2023 67 #2,629 – –
2022 67 #2,612 – –
2021 54 #3,046 – –
2020 55 #2,939 – –
2019 45 #3,473 – –
2018 40 #3,753 – –
2017 60 #2,821 – –
2016 37 #4,029 – –
2015 50 #3,270 – –
2014 50 #3,246 – –
2013 65 #2,690 – –
2012 50 #3,284 – –
2011 45 #3,513 – –
2010 44 #3,587 – –
2009 39 #3,966 – –
2008 51 #3,282 – –
2007 31 #4,729 – –
2006 36 #4,096 – –
2005 27 #4,873 – –
2004 20 #6,053 – –
2003 27 #4,716 – –
2002 15 #7,182 – –
2001 20 #5,652 5 #11,130
2000 12 #8,205 – –
1995 9 #9,009 – –
1990 6 #11,866 – –
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Famous people named Gabby

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Gabby Giffords Gabby Giffords American politician and gun control activist (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Gabby Douglas Gabby Douglas American artistic gymnast (born 1995) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gabby, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gabby?

The median living Gabby is about 12 years old. Half of all living Gabbys are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Gabby are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Gabby are alive in the United States, based on 1,262 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gabby mean?

A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.

How popular is the name Gabby in 2025?

Gabby ranked #3,223 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gabby?

1,262 babies have been named Gabby in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gabby most popular?

Gabby peaked in 2022, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Gabby a boy or girl name?

Gabby is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gabby rising or falling?

Gabby has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Gabby become more popular?

Gabby is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Gabby in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Gabby?

Well-known people named Gabby include Gabby Giffords (politician), Gabby Douglas (gymnast).

Names like Gabby

Names that sound and feel close to Gabby: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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