Girls' name · since 1903
Gabriela
Gabriela has 86,182 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,182
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gabriela currently ranks #317 among girls' names in America, with 86,182 babies recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Gabriela recorded 86,182 times among girls since 1903, holding rank #317 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #317 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 86,182 born since 1903
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabriela ranks #413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #317 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 86,182 born since 1903, peaking in the 2000s.
- #413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,182
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gabriela's 86,182 recorded births place it above 99.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gabriela compares
86,182 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gabriela's all-time total is 229x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gabriela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86,182 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,362 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gabriela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gabriela's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 3,362, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gabriela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 3,362
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Gabriela popularity over time - boys
371 total births recorded since 1974 (Gabriela as boys' name)
Gabriela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28,543 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Gabriela's strongest decade.
28,543 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Gabriela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 96
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 251
1950s
251 births
- 1960s 1,160
1960s
1,160 births
- 1970s 4,097
1970s
4,097 births
- 1980s 7,826
1980s
7,826 births
- 1990s
1990s
24,085 births
- 2000s
2000s
28,543 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,034 births
- 2020s 5,917
2020s
5,917 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28,543 births (33% of all-time use).
How Gabriela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gabriela's total volume
Gabriela by state
Where Gabriela concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25,697 | 29.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14,526 | 16.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7,072 | 8.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,590 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,585 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,714 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,440 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,500 | 1.7% |
25,697 of 86,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Gabriela appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gabriela's data
- Gabriela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28,543 total births); usage has since declined to 5,917 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gabrielas (25,697 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gabriela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gabriela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.