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Girl name

Gabriela

/ɡɑbɹiˈɛlɑ/ · 100% girls · #317 in the US for girls, 2025

Gabriela has been given to about 86,553 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɡɑbɹiˈɛlɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 85,134
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gabriela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 3,369
  • Born in 2025961
  • All time86,553
  • England & Wales, 2025#493 · 81

How popular is Gabriela?

Gabriela ranks 317th among American girls in 2025, with 961 born that year. Its best year was 2003, when 3,369 babies were given the name, ranking 102nd. The typical living American called Gabriela is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Gabriela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gabriella0.98
  2. Mariela0.81
  3. Ariella0.79
  4. Mariella0.79
  5. Gabrielle0.75
  6. Aubriella0.77
  7. Briella0.75
  8. Daniela0.72

Middle names for Gabriela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gabriela Rose0.85
  2. Gabriela Louise0.85
  3. Gabriela June0.84
  4. Gabriela Pearl0.84
  5. Gabriela Quinn0.84
  6. Gabriela Nell0.84

Sibling names for Gabriela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Collinbrother · 0.99
  2. Cesarbrother · 0.99
  3. Adrianasister · 0.98
  4. Eduardobrother · 0.98
  5. Skylereither · 0.97
  6. Kendalleither · 0.96

Where Gabriela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.08%
  2. Florida0.08%
  3. Arizona0.05%
  4. Texas0.05%
  5. Massachusetts0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gabriela White0.80
  2. Gabriela Reyes0.80
  3. Gabriela Nguyen0.80
  4. Gabriela Moore0.80
  5. Gabriela Lee0.80
  6. Gabriela Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gabriela

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Gabriela across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.