Gabriele
Gabriele is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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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The Story of Gabriele
As a girl name
Gabriele first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1954, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 88 Gabrieles were born — ranking #1,774 that year. As of 2026, Gabriele ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Gabrieles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 39 Gabrieles were born — ranking #2,974 that year. As of 2026, Gabriele ranks #5,243 for boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 904 Gabrieles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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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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