Gabriella
A feminine name of Italian origin meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 132,526 living Americans carry the first name Gabriella. It sits at #106 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gabriella today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gabriella births was 2010 (6,188 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gabriella. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gabriella with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Gabriella is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 68 boys registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
133K
~ 1 in 2,586 Americans
Peak year
2010
6,188 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2015 SSA rank
#106
Tracked since 1890
Census
Gabriella in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 109,553 people with the first name Gabriella, which placed it at #514 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#514
National first-name rank
People counted
110K
109,553 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
36.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gabriella
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabriella is White at 47.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (39.6%) and Black (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gabriella described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gabriella at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.5% · 51,997
- Hispanic or Latino39.6% · 43,421
- Black or African American5.4% · 5,970
- Two or more races5.2% · 5,712
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 1,904
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 549
Gender
Gender distribution for Gabriella
Out of the 135,122 babies given the name Gabriella since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Gabriella as a male name
- Ranked #9,014 in 2015
- 8 male births in 2015
- Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Gabriella as a female name
- Ranked #106 in 2024
- 2,496 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (6,183 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gabriella appears almost entirely female. Of the 109,553 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Gabriella: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gabriella from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 48,133 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gabriella remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gabriella by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gabriella during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gabriellas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. New York, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Gabriella, while Vermont, Wyoming, North Dakota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 2,609 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gabriella
The name Gabriella has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is a feminine form of the name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "warrior of God". The name can be traced back to biblical times, as Gabriel is the name of an archangel mentioned in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
In the Old Testament, the archangel Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. In the New Testament, Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary to announce that she will give birth to Jesus Christ. This significant religious connection has likely contributed to the enduring popularity of the name Gabriella across various cultures and time periods.
The earliest recorded use of the name Gabriella can be found in medieval Italian records from the 13th century. It was a popular name among Italian nobility and aristocracy during the Renaissance period. One notable figure from this time was Gabriella Gonzaga (1501-1567), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts.
In the 16th century, the name Gabriella gained popularity in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions. Gabriella de Saboya (1516-1563), a Spanish princess and wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, was a prominent figure who bore this name.
During the 17th century, the name Gabriella spread to other parts of Europe, including France and England. Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573-1599) was a famous French mistress of King Henry IV, who had a significant influence on French culture and fashion.
In the 19th century, the name Gabriella gained prominence in Russia with Gabriella Engelhardt (1828-1920), a Russian noblewoman and mistress of Tsar Alexander II. She played a significant role in the social and political circles of imperial Russia.
Another notable figure was Gabriella Mistral (1889-1957), a Chilean poet and educator who became the first Latin American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. Her works celebrated the beauty of nature and explored themes of love, feminism, and social justice.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals who have borne the name Gabriella throughout history, reflecting its enduring popularity and cultural significance across various regions and time periods.
People
Gabriella + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabriella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gabriella: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabriella?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 132,526 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gabriella going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,586 US residents.
Is Gabriella a common name?
We classify Gabriella as "Common". It ranks above 99.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 135,122 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gabriella most popular?
The single biggest year for Gabriella was 2010, when 6,188 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gabriella is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gabriella in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 109,553 people with the name Gabriella, or 36.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #514 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gabriella in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gabriella?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gabriella appears almost entirely female. Of the 109,553 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gabriella?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabriella is White at 47.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (39.6%) and Black (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gabriella most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gabriella in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.5% (51,997 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gabriella in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gabriella a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Gabriella in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gabriella still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gabriella in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gabriella can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Gabriella?
You can see how many people have the name Gabriella on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.