Given name
Gabi
“man of God”·“a hero of God”·“heroine of God”
In Spanish use, Gabi is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabi is a variant of Gabrielle. In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Gabi is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabi is a variant of Gabrielle. In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Gabi is a diminutive of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Gabi is a diminutive of Gabriel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Spanish use, Gabi is a diminutive 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
Gabi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 275
- 0 boys · 275 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,534 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,534 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,760 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.
Gabi’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Gabi is a diminutive of Gabriel. In German usage, Gabi has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Christina. Gabi has a related form in Gabriel.
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Around the world
Gabi has relatives in 10 languages.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gabi
- GabiSpanish footballerborn 1983
- Gabi NovakCroatian singer1936–2025
- Gabi AshkenaziIsraeli military officer and politicianborn 1954
- Gabi BalintRomanian footballerborn 1963
- Gabi ZangeGerman speed skaterborn 1961
- Gabi ZimmerGerman politicianborn 1955
- Gabi NunesBrazilian association football playerborn 1997
- Gabi Müllercanoeistborn 1974
- Gabi PortilhoBrazilian association football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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