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    The first name Gabrielle

    A girl’s name from French.

    Pronounced /ɡæbɹiːˈɛl/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 66 girls were named Gabrielle, making it the 590th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 574 births (#89).

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    7,220
    babies named Gabrielle, 1996–2025
    #590
    rank in 2025
    2002
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Gabrielle at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 459 girls born in the United States were named Gabrielle, the 633rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 6,201 were.

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    139,579
    babies named Gabrielle since 1880
    #633
    rank in 2025
    1998
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Gabrielle

    74 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gabrielle Union
      American actress, singer and model, born 1972
    • Gabrielle Anwar
      British actress, born 1970
    • Gabrielle Roy
      French Canadian fiction writer, 1909–1983
    • Gabrielle d'Estrées
      French noble and mistress to Henry IV of France (1573-1599)
    • Gabrielle Carteris
      American actress, born 1961
    • Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
      French author, 1685–1755
    • Gabrielle Aplin
      British singer-songwriter, born 1992
    • Gabrielle Daleman
      Canadian figure skater, born 1998
    • Gabrielle Carle
      Canadian soccer player, born 1998
    • Gabrielle Rose
      Canadian actress, born 1954
    • Gabrielle Onguene
      Cameroonian footballer, born 1989
    • Gabrielle Réjane
      French actress (1856–1920)

    More French girls’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Gabrielle mean?
    Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).
    What is the origin of the name Gabrielle?
    Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).
    How popular is the name Gabrielle?
    In 2025, 66 girls born in England and Wales were named Gabrielle, ranking 590th. Its peak was 2002, with 574 births.
    Is Gabrielle a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 139,579 US babies named Gabrielle since 1880 were girls.
    When was Gabrielle most popular?
    1998 in the United States, when 6,201 babies were named Gabrielle, its highest rank at 47th.
    How do you pronounce Gabrielle?
    Gabrielle is /ɡæbɹiːˈɛl/, 3 syllables.