Gabriele
Gabriele is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
- German
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Gabriele
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gabriele is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- German
- Lithuanian
The Story of Gabriele
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Gabriele as a girl name dates back to 1954, when 8 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Gabriele — #1,774 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Gabriele on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Gabriele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gabriele first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 39 births, good for #2,974 nationwide. About 30% of every Gabriele on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gabriele ranks #5,243 for boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). All told, over 904 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gabriele
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gabriele. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gabriele
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gabriele is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Gabriele
Gabriele is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Gabriele's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,774. Use the chart and map above to compare Gabriele's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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