How Many People Are Named Gaby?
An estimated 1,377 people in the United States have the first name Gaby. It is predominantly female (98.2%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Gaby peaked in popularity in 2007 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaby 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 Gaby paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,377
About 1 in 248,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.2% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
70 births
Total Registered
1,427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaby
Gaby is predominantly female (98.2%), though 26 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Gaby as a male name
Ranked #12,666 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1991 (6 births)
Gaby as a female name
Ranked #3,836 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (70 births)
Gaby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaby span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 452 babies were registered. While Gaby is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gaby by Decade
How has Gaby 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.
Gaby by State
Birth registrations for Gaby span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Alabama, North Carolina. On average, about 52 Gabys were registered per state.
Gaby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaby
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaby?
We estimate approximately 1,377 people named Gaby 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 248,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaby a common name?
Gaby is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaby most popular?
Gaby reached peak popularity in 2007, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaby is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaby a female name?
Gaby is predominantly female. 98.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaby Smith, Gaby Johnson, Gaby 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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