The first name Gabriela

In 2025, 81 girls were named Gabriela, making it the 490th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 205 births (#246).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gabriela with other names.

In 2025, 961 girls born in the United States were named Gabriela, the 317th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 3,362 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Gabriela in Czech, Polish, Romanian and Spanish too.

• Gabriela Mistral
  Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)
• Gabriela Sabatini
  Argentine tennis player, born 1970
• Gabriela Gunčíková
  Czech singer, born 1993
• Gabriela Soukalová
  Czech biathlete, born 1989
• Gabriela Dabrowski
  Canadian tennis player, born 1992
• Gabriela Guimarães
  Brazilian volleyball player, born 1994
• Gabriela Duarte
  Actress, born 1974
• Gabriela Silang
  Filipina insurgent leader, 1731–1763
• Archduchess Gabriela of Austria
  Austrian Imperial and Royal, born 1956
• Gabriela Potorac
  Former artistic gymnast, born 1973
• Monique Gabriela Curnen
  American actress, born 1970
• Gabriela González
  Argentinian physicist, born 1965

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Gabriela?

Gabriela comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Gabriela?

In 2025, 81 girls born in England and Wales were named Gabriela, ranking 490th. Its peak was 2016, with 205 births.

Is Gabriela a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 86,553 US babies named Gabriela since 1880 were girls.

When was Gabriela most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 3,362 babies were named Gabriela, its highest rank at 102nd.

What name is Gabriela a form of?

Gabriela is a form of Gabriel.