Girl · Hebrew, through Italian
Gabriella
Say it: gab-ree-EL-uh
Meaning
The Italian feminine of Gabriel, from Hebrew Gavriel 'God is my strength' (or 'strong man of God').
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Rose in the US from the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 123,683 babies given this name since 1890
- At its height in 2010, about 1 in 287 girls
- 3,197 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gabriela
| French | Gabrielle |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Gabriela |
| German | Gabriele |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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