Girls' name · peaked in 1998
Gabrielle name popularity since 1925
139,011 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gabrielle (99.4% girls, 0.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Gabrielle is about 26 years old in 2026. Gabrielle peaked in 1998 as the #47 name for girls, and it ranked #633 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 139,011
- Named Gabrielle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #633
- for girls in 2025 (459 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% girls
- 138,214 girls · 797 boys
- Most popular in
- Delaware
- 1.93× its national share
Peak year is the year Gabrielle 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.
Gabrielle births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Gabrielle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Gabrielle became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 1,920 baby girls to 1 in 536.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 565 to 1 in 1,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gabrielle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gabrielle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gabrielle 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 | 158 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 223 | 0 | #2,033 |
| 1940s | 346 | 0 | #1,493 |
| 1950s | 790 | 0 | #1,045 |
| 1960s | 2,241 | 0 | #665 |
| 1970s | 3,774 | 24 | #492 |
| 1980s | 11,513 | 111 | #279 |
| 1990s | 49,818 | 231 | #61 |
| 2000s | 47,023 | 273 | #55 |
| 2010s | 18,586 | 120 | #205 |
| 2020–25 | 3,742 | 38 | #633 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
53.1% of babies named Gabrielle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gabrielle is most popular
The index compares Gabrielle'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 Gabrielle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.93× | 551 |
| Louisiana | 1.79× | 4,398 |
| Maryland | 1.70× | 3,553 |
| Florida | 1.48× | 7,317 |
| New Jersey | 1.44× | 5,431 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gabrielle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle (this page) | 138,214 | 1998 |
| Gabriele | 2,078 | 1998 |
| Gabriell | 1,290 | 1989 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gabrielle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gabrielle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gabrielle (1998).
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