US rank #3053 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,196 births

Gabby — #3053 US girls' name

1,196 babies named Gabby in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161980s51990s1162000s2782010s4852020s296
#3053
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Gabby was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

67 babies were named Gabby in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gabby

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,196 babies named Gabby between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gabby currently holds the #3053 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gabby performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 485 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gabby shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 178 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Gabby in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gabby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,196 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gabby at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,196

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2022

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,053

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gabby popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
67
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891961 5

Gabby popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1987 (Gabby as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 200119891987 6

Gabby by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
485 births that decade — 41% of Gabby's all-time total
1960s161980s51990s1162000s2782010s4852020s296

Gabby by state

Where Gabby concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Gabby
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
178 14.9%
#2 Texas
117 9.8%
#3 Florida
11 0.9%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.4%
#6 New York
5 0.4%
#7 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Gabby's total US births 14.9%
Even split

178 of 1,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabby?
1,196 babies have been named Gabby since 1961. It currently ranks #3053 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 67 births.
When was Gabby most popular?
Gabby was most popular in the 2010s decade with 485 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Gabby most popular?
The top states for the name Gabby are California (178 births), Texas (117 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Gabby been used?
Gabby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gabby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gabrielle, Gabriella, Gabriela, Gabriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.