Girls' name · since 1920
Gaby
1,437 babies named Gaby in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,437
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,437 babies have been named Gaby since 1920, making it today's #3992 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaby has been recorded 1,437 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #3992 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #5,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,437 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaby ranks #5,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,437 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,437
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaby's 1,437 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gaby compares
1,437 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Gaby's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaby | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,437 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gaby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaby splits its recorded history at 1998: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaby popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Gaby popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1956 (Gaby as boys' name)
Gaby by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (447 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Gaby's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gaby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
447 births
- 2010s
2010s
407 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 447 births (31% of all-time use).
How Gaby 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 Gaby's total volume
Gaby by state
Where Gaby concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 300 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 103 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 2.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 35 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
300 of 1,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Gaby appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gaby's data
- Gaby's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (447 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gabys (300 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gaby
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gaby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Gaby 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.