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Gabrielle

Meaning: God's strong man
Origin: French (from Hebrew via Ancient Greek and Latin) — Variant of Gabriel

Nicknames: Gabby, Gaby, Gabbie

Girl's name · #633 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Gabrielle reached #46 in 1999 and has faded to #633 since. About 139,000 girls have carried it since 1890.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#47 in France (2025) · #315 in Belgium (2025) · #315 in New Zealand (2025) · #357 in Switzerland (2025) · #460 in Ireland (2025) · #503 in Norway (2025) · #584 in Scotland (2025) · #593 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #184 in Canada (2024).

Famous Gabrielles

Gabrielle Union — American actress, singer and model
Gabrielle Anwar — British actress
Gabrielle Roy — French Canadian fiction writer
Gabrielle d'Estrées — French noble and mistress to Henry IV of France (1573–1599)
Gabrielle Carteris — American actress

In stories & tradition

Gabrielle Delacour — Harry Potter (novel series)
Gabrielle Solis — Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Gabrielle — Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series)

What Gabrielles become

Among 638 notable people named Gabrielle:

Entertainers appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gabrielle Union, American actress, singer and model.

Similar names: Gabriela · Miranda · Galilea · Arielle · Alexandria · Danielle

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