Girls' name · since 1979
Gavriela
Gavriela has 92 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 92
- total births
- 1979–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Gavriela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Gavriela recorded 92 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2010.
- 92 total births
- 1979–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
92 girls have been named Gavriela since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.
- 92
- total births
- 1979–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
37% of everyone ever named Gavriela was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Gavriela in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Gavriela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gavriela's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gavriela at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gavriela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
92 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 11 births in a single year.
Gavriela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Gavriela's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Gavriela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (37% of all-time use).
Gavriela decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 31 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Gavriela by state
Where Gavriela concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 13.0% |
12 of 92 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 13.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Gavriela's data
- Gavriela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gavrielas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gavriela: Baby Name Since 1979 - 92 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gavriela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gavriela 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 June 2026.
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