Girl's name
Gabriela
Say it gab-ree-EL-uh
Hebrew origin from Gabriel, God is my strong man
4 syllables
Where Gabriela is loved, common and rare
Common across Poland and Spain. Rare in Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria and 16 more places.
1 in 2,556 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Poland 24thCatalonia 74thSlovenia 108th
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Every place
In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (24th), Catalonia (74th) and Slovenia (108th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 24th 2025 | 1,745 | 1 in 69 |
| Spain | 52nd 2024 | 552 | rank only |
| Catalonia region | 74th 2025 | 57 | 1 in 338 |
| Slovenia | 108th 2025 | 16 | about 1 in 413 |
| Switzerland | 203rd 2025 | 35 | 1 in 971 |
| Austria | 217th 2025 | 28 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Berlin city | 306th 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,450 |
| Quebec province | 387th 2025 | 13 | about 1 in 2,000 |
| France | 389th 2025 | 135 | 1 in 2,124 |
| Norway | 391st 2025 | 7 | 1 in 3,114 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Scotland | 429th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Ireland | 443rd 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,641 |
| England and Wales | 490th 2025 | 81 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Israel גבריאלה | 552nd 2024 | 16 | about 1 in 4,905 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Ontario province | 616th 2024 | 20 | about 1 in 2,723 |
| Sweden | 699th 2025 | 7 | about 1 in 5,738 |
| The Netherlands | 714th 2025 | 16 | about 1 in 3,813 |
| Italy | 829th 2024 | 12 | 1 in 14,931 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock and Hungary.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Gabriela is a learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēla, the feminine of Gabriel, so it shares the Hebrew meaning of that name: 'God is my strong man'. Gabriel is the archangel of the Bible, and this is the form of the name used in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Czech.
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It has four syllables, said gab-ree-EL-uh. Gabi and Gaby are the familiar short forms. Relatives include Gabriella with a double l, the French Gabrielle and Gabrijela, and Gabríela shows an accented spelling.
Poland is where it is most popular, inside the top 30, and it is also well used in Spain and Catalonia. English-speaking countries use it less, though it appears in Quebec, Scotland and Ireland. French records show a peak around 2024, and it is rising in more regions than it is falling.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- gab-ree-EL-uh, 4 syllables
- Meaning
- from Gabriel,
God is my strong man
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Gabriella
- Gabrielle
- Ela
- Gabrijela
- Gabrielly
- Gabi
- Gaby
- Gaba
- Gabina
- Gabrielina
Counted together here: Gabríela.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēla.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 20 regions, falling in 5.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 246 | 277 | 265 | 260 | 288 | 360 | 355 | 425 | 418 | 490 |
| Scotland | 311 | 289 | 376 | 322 | 370 | 339 | 358 | 395 | 384 | 429 |
| Northern Ireland | 211 | 355 | 208 | 243 | 246 | 446 | 354 | |||
| Ireland | 204 | 272 | 200 | 180 | 197 | 228 | 317 | 495 | 197 | 443 |
| Ontario | 308 | 565 | 368 | 546 | 282 | 390 | 376 | 314 | 616 | |
| British Columbia | 578 | 370 | 586 | 390 | 547 | 592 | ||||
| Quebec | 278 | 308 | 309 | 388 | 465 | 390 | 291 | 360 | 412 | 387 |
| France | 513 | 483 | 419 | 394 | 423 | 483 | 459 | 390 | 363 | 389 |
| The Netherlands | 788 | 727 | 611 | 611 | 678 | 785 | 714 | 714 | ||
| Austria | 274 | 312 | 354 | 476 | 349 | 363 | 437 | 580 | 290 | 217 |
| Switzerland | 250 | 326 | 257 | 213 | 319 | 370 | 327 | 244 | 257 | 203 |
| Berlin | 310 | 379 | 266 | 222 | 378 | 654 | 969 | 306 | ||
| Munich | 206 | 238 | 180 | 200 | ||||||
| Cologne | 236 | 599 | 349 | 332 | 659 | 322 | 318 | 419 | ||
| Rostock | 202 | 199 | ||||||||
| Norway | 282 | 461 | 326 | 386 | 331 | 460 | 316 | 400 | 446 | 391 |
| Sweden | 617 | 589 | 789 | 501 | 699 | |||||
| Iceland | 150 | 104 | ||||||||
| Spain | 68 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 52 | |
| Catalonia | 133 | 143 | 162 | 150 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 120 | 79 | 74 |
| Italy | 451 | 364 | 483 | 540 | 555 | 829 | ||||
| Poland | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Slovenia | 171 | 199 | 137 | 202 | 231 | 192 | 138 | 108 | ||
| Israel | 435 | 610 | 621 | 592 | 679 | 532 | 613 | 757 | 552 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 490 | 81 | 32.0 |
| 2024 | 418 | 102 | 39.5 |
| 2023 | 425 | 96 | 37.4 |
| 2022 | 355 | 121 | 45.9 |
| 2021 | 360 | 130 | 47.4 |
| 2020 | 288 | 162 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 260 | 185 | 66.1 |
| 2018 | 265 | 186 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 277 | 177 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 246 | 205 | 66.7 |
| 2015 | 263 | 187 | 60.7 |
| 2014 | 285 | 167 | 54.5 |
| 2013 | 265 | 179 | 58.0 |
| 2012 | 251 | 201 | 62.4 |
| 2011 | 247 | 204 | 63.5 |
| 2010 | 279 | 177 | 55.1 |
| 2009 | 258 | 185 | 59.0 |
| 2008 | 348 | 129 | 40.9 |
| 2007 | 355 | 123 | 40.2 |
| 2006 | 502 | 75 | 25.1 |
| 2005 | 545 | 61 | 21.2 |
| 2004 | 667 | 44 | 15.4 |
| 2003 | 855 | 30 | 10.8 |
| 2002 | 689 | 38 | 14.2 |
| 2001 | 898 | 25 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 1095 | 18 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 1018 | 20 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 869 | 25 | 8.6 |
| 1997 | 946 | 22 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 848 | 26 | 8.8 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Gabriela in France since 1925 were born in or after 2015. First recorded in 1956. Her peak year there: 2024, at 51.1 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Gabriela per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Gabriela
1 in 743 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 960 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 577 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 132 in Scotland
1 in 571 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 1,689 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 1,025 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 4,690 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Gabriela.
Middle names for Gabriela
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Gabriela Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials GC
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Gabriela Sophie
4-2 beats · initials GS
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Gabriela Grace
4-1 beats · initials GG
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Gabriela Maria
4-3 beats · initials GM
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Gabriela Mia
4-2 beats · initials GM
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Gabriela Ruby
4-2 beats · initials GR
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Gabriela Rose
4-1 beats · initials GR
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Gabriela Emily
4-3 beats · initials GE · Gabriela slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Gabriela: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Gabriela slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Gabriela
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 2,222 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 491 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 577 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 571 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 471 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
1 in 1,111 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Gabriela across countries and decades.
Famous people named Gabriela
Gabriela Mistral, Gabriela Sabatini, Gabriela Zapolska, Gabriela Szabo, Gabriela Gunčíková, Gabriela Soukalová, Gabriela Spanic and Gabriela Isler.
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Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)
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Argentine tennis player born 1970
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Polish novelist, prose writer, publicist, feuilletonist, theatre critic, stage actress (1857–1921)
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Romanian athletics (sport) competitor born 1975
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Czech singer born 1993
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Czech biathlete born 1989
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Venezuelan actress born 1973
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Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder born 1988
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Gabriela
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Gabriela?
Her best rank is No. 24 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 69 girls. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.
What does Gabriela mean?
Gabriela takes her meaning from Gabriel: "God is my strong man", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Gabriela?
gab-ree-EL-uh, with 4 syllables.
Is Gabriela getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 20 regions, falling in 5.
Which sister names go with Gabriela?
The deck's top five sisters for Gabriela: Hana, Lia, Naomi, Hanna and Maya. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.