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Gabrielle

Gender
Girl
Say it
gab-ree-EL
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#601 for girls
US rank, 2025
#632 for girls

Gabrielle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 601st for girls in the UK (71 babies) and 632nd for girls in the US (459 babies).

What does Gabrielle mean?

Hebrew: French feminine of Gabriel

“God is my strength”

French feminine of Gabriel; it was the real first name of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Gabrielle a girl's or a boy's name?

Gabrielle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 71 girls in the UK and 459 girls and 12 boys in the US.

How popular is Gabrielle in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#601among girls
Babies in 2025
71about 1 in 3,900 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 28% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 71 girls in the UK were named Gabrielle, making it the 601st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 502nd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 614 girls.

Half of all the girls named Gabrielle in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 590th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#88).

1996Busiest: 614 in 20022025
Gabrielle in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202571#601
202456#725
202377#548
202275#566
202176#574
202088#502
201983#538
2018114#427
2017112#436
2016127#403
2015127#401
2014141#357
2013195#268
2012193#286
2011193#282
2010244#232
2009253#218
2008273#212
2007336#181
2006363#162
2005319#182
2004394#153
2003494#118
2002614#91
2001337#154
2000426#130
1999493#114
1998473#117
1997550#104
1996513#102

How popular is Gabrielle in the US?

Rank in 2025
#632among girls
Babies in 2025
459about 1 in 3,500 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 47% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 459 girls in the US were named Gabrielle, making it the 632nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 358th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6,201 girls. It first appears in the records in 1890. 12 boys were also named Gabrielle in 2025 (6,799th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 20 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Gabrielle than any year since 1978.

Half of all the girls named Gabrielle in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.

1890Busiest: 6,201 in 19982025
Gabrielle in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025459#632
2024526#576
2023548#551
2022639#493
2021704#443
2020866#358
2019918#343
20181,092#306
20171,219#261
20161,424#225
20151,602#204
20141,923#173
20132,217#141
20122,423#129
20112,624#119
20103,144#94
20093,421#96
20084,027#79
20074,544#68
20064,846#63
20055,018#55
20044,420#73
20034,600#66
20024,669#66
20015,606#50
20005,872#49
19996,130#46
19986,201#47
19975,943#51
19965,888#54
19955,448#61
19945,044#67
19934,017#84
19924,028#84
19913,578#97
19903,541#99
19892,719#112
19882,097#137
19871,604#174
1986965#266
1985896#279
1984810#295
1983627#361
1982640#360
1981588#385
1980567#401
1979477#433
1978419#471
1977284#599
1976367#493
1975370#492
1974330#514
1973335#510
1972356#497
1971443#461
1970393#504
1969311#560
1968259#598
1967213#656
1966194#703
1965221#665
1964228#676
1963216#687
1962220#694
1961187#761
1960192#730
1959140#870
1958117#954
1957136#870
195692#1,065
195593#1,042
195455#1,343
195350#1,372
195243#1,468
195135#1,610
195029#1,763
194926#1,881
194837#1,519
194744#1,396
194627#1,722
194530#1,481
194424#1,697
194347#1,180
194241#1,249
194146#1,087
194024#1,591
193934#1,265
193829#1,382
193724#1,539
193617#1,873
193516#2,005
193420#1,697
193317#1,906
193221#1,684
193121#1,685
193024#1,606
192929#1,418
192832#1,365
192726#1,618
192628#1,540
192543#1,176
192445#1,170
192341#1,213
192240#1,232
192127#1,625
192033#1,375
191931#1,393
191842#1,153
191738#1,162
191643#1,059
191533#1,190
191426#1,199
191323#1,151
191220#1,178
191116#1,113
191011#1,421
190913#1,152
19087#1,676
19079#1,384
19068#1,416
19050–
19047#1,485
19035#1,791
19025#1,792
19018#1,227
19008#1,430
18990–
18988#1,263
18970–
18965#1,582
18955#1,592
18946#1,352
18930–
18920–
18910–
18905#1,337

Nicknames for Gabrielle

Names like Gabrielle

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Jasmine Abigail Jessica Molly Madeleine Francesca Elise Michelle Zoe Madeline Hannah Naomi

Names related to Gabrielle

Gabriella Gabriela Gabriele Gabryella Gabriell Gabrielly Gabriellah Gabryelle

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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, “Gabrielle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gabrielle, updated 20 October 2026.