girls' name ★ peaked 1998

Gabrielle

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #633 Trend ↓ Falling 45%

Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).

Rank 2025
#633
among girls · ↓57 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
471
named Gabrielle · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,502
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
6,221 babies
All-time total
139,579
#292 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Gabrielle popularity over time

139,579 babies have been named Gabrielle since 1890, 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 29 – 29 3 – #1,305
1900s 70 – 70 7 +141% #1,174
1910s 283 – 283 28 +304% #1,071
1920s 344 – 344 34 +22% #1,174
1930s 223 – 223 22 -35% #1,275
1940s 346 – 346 35 +55% #1,092
1950s 790 – 790 79 +128% #873
1960s 2,241 – 2,241 224 +184% #561
1970s 3,774 24 3,798 380 +69% #433
1980s 11,513 111 11,624 1,162 +206% #112
1990s 49,818 231 50,049 5,005 +331% #46
2000s 47,023 273 47,296 4,730 -6% #49
2010s 18,586 120 18,706 1,871 -60% #94
2020s (to 2025) 3,742 38 3,780 630 -66% #358

Where Gabrielle 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 416 0.26 outside top 500
2027 383 0.24 outside top 500
2028 356 0.22 outside top 500
2029 335 0.21 outside top 500
2030 319 0.20 outside top 500

Where Gabrielle is most popular

Girls named Gabrielle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.354 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, South Carolina, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Gabrielle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 10 0.882 +149%
South Carolina 76 0.845 +138%
Louisiana 69 0.788 +122%
Maryland 80 0.755 +113%
Mississippi 34 0.727 +105%
Ohio 153 0.645 +82%
Georgia 146 0.643 +81%
Michigan 112 0.615 +73%
Virginia 104 0.610 +72%
Pennsylvania 142 0.601 +69%
Connecticut 33 0.567 +60%
Missouri 67 0.556 +57%
Massachusetts 62 0.513 +45%
Minnesota 55 0.510 +44%
Wisconsin 50 0.485 +37%
North Carolina 109 0.479 +35%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +29%
New York 178 0.449 +27%
New Jersey 80 0.443 +25%
Tennessee 70 0.442 +25%
Florida 187 0.437 +23%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +19%
Illinois 94 0.411 +16%
Washington 57 0.395 +11%
Alabama 34 0.362 ≈ national
Arkansas 19 0.360 ≈ national
Maine 5 0.323 -9%
Indiana 45 0.321 -10%
Texas 234 0.291 -18%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 -20%
Nebraska 10 0.278 -22%
Oregon 18 0.276 -22%
California 207 0.246 -31%
Kentucky 20 0.234 -34%
Kansas 13 0.225 -36%
Iowa 13 0.222 -37%
Colorado 22 0.197 -44%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -46%
Arizona 24 0.171 -52%
Idaho 5 0.149 -58%
Nevada 5 0.108 -70%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gabrielle

Gabrielle is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #633 in 2025 with 459 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 139,579 American babies have been named Gabrielle. Its peak came in 1998, when 6,221 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Gabrielle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gabrielle?

The median living Gabrielle is about 25 years old; half are between 18 and 31. An estimated 137 thousand people named Gabrielle are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Gabrielle 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 459 #633 12 #6,927
2024 526 #576 5 #12,927
2023 548 #552 – –
2022 639 #493 5 #12,978
2021 704 #443 7 #10,075
2020 866 #358 9 #8,286
2019 918 #343 9 #8,417
2018 1,092 #306 7 #10,016
2017 1,219 #261 8 #9,121
2016 1,424 #225 12 #6,859
2015 1,602 #205 16 #5,584
2014 1,923 #173 7 #9,985
2013 2,217 #141 11 #7,194
2012 2,423 #129 17 #5,324
2011 2,624 #119 18 #5,050
2010 3,144 #94 15 #5,831
2009 3,421 #96 22 #4,479
2008 4,027 #79 31 #3,512
2007 4,544 #68 25 #4,045
2006 4,846 #63 26 #3,823
2005 5,018 #55 28 #3,475
2004 4,420 #73 40 #2,658
2003 4,600 #66 20 #4,166
2002 4,669 #66 30 #3,038
2001 5,606 #50 26 #3,348
2000 5,872 #49 25 #3,348
1995 5,448 #61 28 #2,641
1990 3,541 #99 27 #2,512
1985 896 #279 15 #3,123
1980 567 #404 5 #6,591
1975 370 #492 – –
1970 393 #504 – –
1965 221 #665 – –
1960 192 #731 – –
1955 93 #1,045 – –
1950 29 #1,773 – –
1945 30 #1,493 – –
1940 24 #1,605 – –
1935 16 #2,033 – –
1930 24 #1,630 – –
1925 43 #1,180 – –
1920 33 #1,388 – –
1915 33 #1,208 – –
1910 11 #1,459 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 8 #1,489 – –
1895 5 #1,692 – –
1890 5 #1,407 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Gabrielle

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

  1. 1 Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Union American actress (born 1972) Contemporary
  2. 2 Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar British actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  3. 3 Gabrielle Carteris Gabrielle Carteris American actress b. 1961 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Gabrielle Gabrielle British singer (born 1969) Contemporary
  5. 5 Gabrielle Daleman Gabrielle Daleman Canadian figure skater (born 1998) Contemporary
  6. 6 Gabrielle Aplin Gabrielle Aplin British singer (born 1992) Contemporary
  7. 7 Gabrielle d'Estrées Gabrielle d'Estrées Mistress and advisor to Henry IV of France 1573–1599 · 16th century
  8. 8 Gabrielle Roy Gabrielle Roy Canadian author (1909–1983) Contemporary
  9. 9 Gabrielle Wittkop Gabrielle Wittkop French writer and translator 1920–2002 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Gabrielle Onguéné Gabrielle Onguéné Cameroonian footballer b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Gabrielle?

The median living Gabrielle is about 25 years old. Half of all living Gabrielles are between 18 and 31 years old.

How many people named Gabrielle are alive today?

An estimated 137 thousand people named Gabrielle are alive in the United States, based on 139,579 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gabrielle mean?

Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).

How popular is the name Gabrielle in 2025?

Gabrielle ranked #633 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 459 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gabrielle?

139,579 babies have been named Gabrielle in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gabrielle most popular?

Gabrielle peaked in 1998, when 6,221 newborns received the name.

Is Gabrielle a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Gabrielle rising or falling?

Gabrielle is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gabrielle become more popular?

Gabrielle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 319 girls named Gabrielle 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 Gabrielle?

Well-known people named Gabrielle include Gabrielle Union (actor), Gabrielle Anwar (actor), Gabrielle Carteris (actor).

Names like Gabrielle

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

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