Gaby
Gaby is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Spanish, English.
- French
- Spanish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gaby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gaby is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Spanish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Spanish
- English
The Story of Gaby
The earliest SSA record of Gaby as a baby girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Gaby — #2,616 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Gaby on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gaby ranks #3,564 for baby girls with 43 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gaby
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gaby. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gaby
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About the name Gaby
Gaby is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Gaby's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,616. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaby'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.