Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Gabriela name popularity since 1925
86,427 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gabriela. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Gabriela is about 25 years old in 2026. Gabriela peaked in 2003 as the #102 name for girls, and it ranked #317 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 86,427
- Named Gabriela, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #317
- for girls in 2025 (961 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 86,056 girls · 371 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Gabriela made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gabriela births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Gabriela both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Gabriela became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 12,300 baby girls to 1 in 4,580.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 672 to 1 in 1,140.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gabriela's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gabriela.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gabriela in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 38 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 65 | 0 | #3,483 |
| 1950s | 251 | 0 | #1,954 |
| 1960s | 1,160 | 0 | #885 |
| 1970s | 4,097 | 28 | #457 |
| 1980s | 7,826 | 111 | #333 |
| 1990s | 24,085 | 166 | #123 |
| 2000s | 28,543 | 66 | #115 |
| 2010s | 14,034 | 0 | #256 |
| 2020–25 | 5,917 | 0 | #317 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
48.7% of babies named Gabriela from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gabriela is most popular
The index compares Gabriela's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gabriela.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.87× | 25,855 |
| Nevada | 2.64× | 803 |
| Florida | 2.30× | 7,072 |
| Arizona | 2.21× | 2,440 |
| Texas | 2.17× | 14,503 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gabriela and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriela (this page) | 86,056 | 2003 |
| Gabriella | 137,384 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gabriela's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gabriela.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gabriela (2003).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data