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Gabriela
Say it: gah-bryeh-LAH
Meaning
From Hebrew Gavri'el 'God is my strength'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in Poland and the Czech lands in the late 20th century.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 81,543 babies given this name since 1903
- At its height in 2003, about 1 in 543 girls
- 957 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
PolishCzechSlovakMexicanCentral AmericanAndeanArgentineCaribbeanSpanishBrazilian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gaby
| Czech | Gabriela |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Gabriela |
| Croatian | Gabrijela |
| English | Gabrielle |
| Italian | Gabriella |
Famous bearers
- Gabriela Zapolska, Polish writer
- Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and Nobel laureate (pen name)
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.