# Gaby (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gaby/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡæbi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gabby |
| US babies named this | 1,463 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 26 / 1,437 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 52, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Short form of Gabrielle.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41 | 3,743 |
| 2012 | 45 | 3,548 |
| 2013 | 37 | 4,032 |
| 2014 | 49 | 3,288 |
| 2015 | 41 | 3,725 |
| 2016 | 42 | 3,669 |
| 2017 | 21 | 5,911 |
| 2018 | 33 | 4,265 |
| 2019 | 33 | 4,282 |
| 2020 | 29 | 4,589 |
| 2021 | 35 | 4,124 |
| 2022 | 41 | 3,727 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,863 |
| 2024 | 39 | 3,849 |
| 2025 | 36 | 4,013 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 5 | 4,132 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,584 |
| 1993 | 5 | 9,206 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9,292 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,669 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7 | 2,096 |
| 1997 | 4 | 3,174 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1,805 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3,262 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,868 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2,436 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2,970 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5,556 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |

## People named Gaby

- Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
- Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer
- Hanne Gaby Odiele, Belgian model
- Gaby Dohm, Austrian actress
- Gaby Morlay, French actress (1893–1964)
- Gaby Aghion, Egyptian-born Jewish fashion designer
- Gaby Bußmann, German athlete
- Gaby Deslys, French dancer (1881–1920)
- Gaby Minneboo, Dutch track cyclist
- Gaby André, French actress
- Gaby Jallo, Dutch footballer
- Gaby Nestler, German cross-country skier

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.