Given name
Gabbi
“man of God”·“a hero of God”·“heroine of God”
Gabbi is a variant of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabbi is a variant of Gabrielle. In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gabbi is a variant of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabbi is a variant of Gabrielle. In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gabbi is a variant of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gabbi is a variant of Gabriel. The history of Gabriel gives this family its wider story. Gabriel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gabbi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 0 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,777 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,777 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 485 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gabbi’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gabbi is a diminutive of Gabriel. Gabbi has a related form in Gabrielle. Gabbi has a related form in Gabriel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gabbi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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