US rank #106 Girls' name Peak 2010 135,054 births

Gabriella — #106 US girls' name

135,054 babies named Gabriella in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s321910s1261920s1531930s731940s831950s2091960s6641970s10821980s24091990s201722000s473962010s481202020s14524
#106
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Gabriella was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

6,183 babies were named Gabriella in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gabriella

The Social Security Administration has registered 135,054 babies named Gabriella between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gabriella currently holds the #106 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 6,183 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gabriella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48,120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Gabriella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 14,895 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gabriella in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gabriella 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 135,054 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.

Gabriella at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

135,054

Since 1890

135 years of records

Peak year

2010

6,183 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#106

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1890

Recorded for 135 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gabriella popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1890

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2010)
6,183
Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,000 202420091994197919641949193319181890 6

Gabriella popularity over time — boys

68 total births recorded since 1989 (Gabriella as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 68 births
4681012 2015201020092007200420021999199119901989 10

Gabriella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48,120 births that decade — 36% of Gabriella's all-time total
1890s111900s321910s1261920s1531930s731940s831950s2091960s6641970s10821980s24091990s201722000s473962010s481202020s14524

Gabriella by state

Where Gabriella concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gabriella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
14,895 11.0%
#2 California
13,901 10.3%
#3 Texas
12,597 9.3%
#4 Florida
11,886 8.8%
#5 New Jersey
7,021 5.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
6,207 4.6%
#7 Illinois
5,283 3.9%
#8 Ohio
5,058 3.7%
New York share of Gabriella's total US births 11.0%
Even split

14,895 of 135,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Gabriella appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabriella?
135,054 babies have been named Gabriella since 1890. It currently ranks #106 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 6,183 births.
When was Gabriella most popular?
Gabriella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48,120 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Gabriella most popular?
The top states for the name Gabriella are New York (14,895 births), California (13,901 births), Texas (12,597 births).
How long has the name Gabriella been used?
Gabriella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 135 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gabriella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gabrielle, Gabriela, Gabriel, Gabriele, 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, 1890–2024 (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.