Unisex name · since 1954

Gabriele

2,078 babies named Gabriele in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,594 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,190 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,078
born since 1954
1990s
peak decade

2,078 babies have been named Gabriele since 1954, making it today's #15190 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabriele has been recorded 2,078 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #15190 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.

  • #4,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,190 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,078 born since 1954
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabriele ranks #4,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,078 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,594 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,190 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,078
born since 1954
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.1%
Gabriele vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Gabriele's 2,078 recorded births place it above 93.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Gabriele compares

2,078 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Gabriele's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Gabriele Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,078 376 567,345
Peak-year births 88 21 19,840

Gabriele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gabriele's full recorded timeline at 1989, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gabriele popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
88
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
020406080100 195419631972198119901999200820172025 5

Gabriele popularity over time - boys

890 total births recorded since 1961 (Gabriele as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 890 births
01020304050 196119721981199019982006201420222025 22

Gabriele by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (680 births, 33% of the file).

1990s was Gabriele's strongest decade.

680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Gabriele births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 680 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Gabriele 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 Gabriele's total volume

Gabriele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -121, 2.5%-56, 4.5%-55, 3.1%-60, 3.2%-58, 5.8%-113, 6.8%-103, 5.7%-112, 3.9%-69, 4.8%-39, 5.4%-26, 7.4%-80, 3.2%-93, 2.6%-15, 14.1%-41, 5.3%Gabriele-72, 4.2%Gabriele
Gabriele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Gabriele by state

Where Gabriele concentrates geographically, total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gabriele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
92 4.4%
#2 Texas
61 2.9%
#3 California
60 2.9%
#4 Florida
44 2.1%
#5 Illinois
39 1.9%
#6 Ohio
35 1.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
25 1.2%
#8 Michigan
16 0.8%
New York share of Gabriele's total US births 4.4%
Even split

92 of 2,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Gabriele appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabriele?
Since 1954, Social Security records show 2,078 babies named Gabriele. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,594 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,190 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 88 births.
Where does Gabriele sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gabriele ranks #4,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gabriele most popular?
Gabriele was most popular in the 1990s decade with 680 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Gabriele most popular?
The top states for the name Gabriele are New York (92 births), Texas (61 births), California (60 births).
Is Gabriele a unisex name?
Yes, Gabriele is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,078 births, and as a boy's name it has 890 births.
How long has the name Gabriele been used?
Gabriele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 72 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Gabriele?
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.

What to do with Gabriele's data

  • Gabriele's decade-level peak was the 1990s (680 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Gabrieles (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gabriele

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gabriele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1954–2025 (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 Gabriele 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.