How Many People Are Named Gabriela?
An estimated 82,908 people in the United States have the first name Gabriela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Gabriela peaked in popularity in 2003 with 3,368 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gabriela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gabriela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Gabriela is overwhelmingly female, 371 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
82,908
About 1 in 4,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
3,368 births
Total Registered
85,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gabriela
Gabriela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85,577 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Gabriela as a male name
Ranked #6,780 in 2007
12 male births in 2007
Peak: 1992 (26 births)
Gabriela as a female name
Ranked #298 in 2024
1,059 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (3,361 births)
Gabriela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gabriela span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 28,606 babies were registered. Gabriela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gabriela by Decade
How has Gabriela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gabriela by State
Birth registrations for Gabriela span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, West Virginia, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,811 Gabrielas were registered per state.
Gabriela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabriela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gabriela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabriela?
We estimate approximately 82,908 people named Gabriela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Gabriela a common name?
Gabriela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gabriela most popular?
Gabriela reached peak popularity in 2003, when 3,368 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gabriela is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gabriela a female name?
Gabriela is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gabriela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gabriela Smith, Gabriela Johnson, Gabriela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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