Gabriele
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- gab-ree-EL-ay
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Gabriele is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Gabriele mean?
Hebrew: Italian masculine and German feminine form of Gabriel
“God is my strength”
A boys' name in Italian but a girls' name in German; borne by the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Gabriele a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Gabriele has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 20 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Gabriele in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,423rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Gabriele, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 24 boys. 4 girls were also named Gabriele in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Gabriele than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Gabriele in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1998, 62% of the babies named Gabriele in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 17%, with more boys than girls since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Gabriele in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Gabriele in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Gabriele, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961. 5 girls were also named Gabriele in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Gabriele than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Gabriele in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 53% of the babies named Gabriele in the US in 1984, and 35% in 2016.
Gabriele in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
Nicknames for Gabriele
Names like Gabriele
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jude, Elijah, Noah, Caleb, Tobias, Elias, Jonah, Zachary, Sebastian, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Blake
Names related to Gabriele
Gabriel, Gabriella, Gabriela, Gabrielle, Gabrial, Gabryella, Gabriell, Gabryel
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gabriele: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gabriele, updated 20 October 2026.