Gabrielle
Gabrielle is the French feminine form of the given name Gabriel which translates to "God is my strong man".
- French
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Gabrielle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gabrielle is the French feminine form of the given name Gabriel which translates to "God is my strong man".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Gabrielle
The earliest SSA record of Gabrielle as a baby girl name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 6,201 newborns named Gabrielle — #47 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Gabrielle on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gabrielle ranks #675 for baby girls with 429 births, falling sharply (-46%). All told, over 139K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gabrielle
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About the name Gabrielle
Gabrielle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 139K births in the dataset. Gabrielle's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #46. Use the chart and map above to compare Gabrielle'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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