Recorded 1979–2010 Girls' name Peak 2003 92 births

Gavriela — girls' name

92 babies named Gavriela in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s121990s342000s312010s8
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Gavriela was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Gavriela in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gavriela

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Gavriela between 1979 and 2010, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gavriela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gavriela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gavriela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gavriela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gavriela 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 92 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.

Gavriela at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

92

Since 1979

32 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1979

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2010

Gavriela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1979

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 2010200320001996199319881979 7

Gavriela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 37% of Gavriela's all-time total
1970s71980s121990s342000s312010s8

Gavriela by state

Where Gavriela concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gavriela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 13.0%
California share of Gavriela's total US births 13.0%

12 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gavriela?
92 babies have been named Gavriela since 1979. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Gavriela most popular?
Gavriela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Gavriela most popular?
The top states for the name Gavriela are California (12 births).
How long has the name Gavriela been used?
Gavriela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 32 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Gavriela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gavin, Gavriella, Gavrielle, Gavyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–2010 (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.