Gabriella
Gabriella was the 105th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,545 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 33rd; the most babies were born in 2010 (6,185). Over the last ten years it has moved down 51 places. More babies were named Gabriella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning God is my strength (feminine of Gabriel) · Italian, Hebrew
Say it gab-ree-EL-uh /ˌɡæbriˈɛlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #105 girls, down 28 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,545girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20106,185 babies
- Total since 1880
- 137,704babies recorded
What does the name Gabriella mean?
Gabriella is the Italian feminine form of Gabriel. Gabriel is the archangel who announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. The Hebrew name joins geber, '(strong) man', or the root g-b-r, 'strength', with El, 'God'; DMNES glosses it as 'man' plus 'God', and Wiktionary allows either reading, giving 'God is my strength' or 'man of God'. Wikipedia notes common short forms such as Gabby and Ella. Gabrielle is the French form.
גַּבְרִיאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Gavriel”)גֶּבֶר (Biblical Hebrew, “(strong) man”)אֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “God”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'God is my strength' and 'man of God' are both readings of the same Hebrew elements.
Related names: Gabrielle, Gabriela, Gabriel, Gabby, Ella, Brielle.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gabriella', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Gabriel', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wikipedia, 'Gabriella (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- New Testament, Luke 1:26 (Greek text and translations via Bible Gateway), Bible Gateway
Nicknames for Gabriella
The usual nicknames for Gabriella are Gabby, Ella and Brie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Gabriella in the last five years, 221 were named Ella, against 138 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby · also for Gabrielle | Traditional | #3,223 | 290 |
| Ella · also for Ariella, Luella | Modern | #29 | 30,548 |
| Brie · also for Gabrielle | Modern | #4,279 | 234 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Gabriellas go by each one.
Gabriella popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 68 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #105 | 2,545 |
| 2020 | #77 | 3,250 |
| 2010 | #33 | 6,185 |
| 2000 | #98 | 3,369 |
| 1990 | #292 | 947 |
| 1980 | #1,261 | 103 |
| 1970 | #1,046 | 118 |
| 1960 | #1,900 | 36 |
| 1950 | #3,508 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,810 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,158 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,208 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,682 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,264 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gabriella, counting every spelling?
Gabriella is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #85 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #105 for Gabriella on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,506 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella | 2,545 | #105 | 13,842 |
| Gabriela | 961 | #317 | 4,956 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gabriella?
2,545 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gabriella (0.71 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gabriella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gabriella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gabriella?
About 135,700 people born in the US named Gabriella are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Gabriella mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gabriella by state
How common Gabriella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (4.1×), Connecticut (2.7×), New Mexico (2.5×), New Jersey (2.3×), Massachusetts (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, District of Columbia, Tennessee.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gabriella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gabriella, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Gabriella · Sibling names for Gabriella
Questions about the name Gabriella
What does Gabriella mean?
Gabriella means “God is my strength (feminine of Gabriel)” (Italian, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Gabriella?
Gabriella was the 105th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,545 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 33rd; the most babies were born in 2010 (6,185). Over the last ten years it has moved down 51 places. More babies were named Gabriella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gabriella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gabriella in the US.
Where is Gabriella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gabriella was most common in Rhode Island (7.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and New Mexico.