Given name & surname
Gabriella
“man of God”·“a hero of God”·“heroine of God”
In Swedish use, Gabriella is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabriella is a variant of Gabrielle. In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Gabriella is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Gabriella 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 Swedish use, Gabriella is a diminutive of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Italian Gabriella, built from English Gabriel + -a.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Swedish use, Gabriella 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
Gabriella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137,704
- 68 boys · 137,636 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 6,190 babies
- 2025
- 2,545
- #105 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,545 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 105 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6,185 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (268). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109,553 as a first name in 2020; 145 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gabriella’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gabriella is a diminutive of Gabriel. In Portuguese usage, Gabriella has a related form in Gabriela. Gabriella is a feminine form of Gabriel.
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Around the world
Gabriella has relatives in 9 languages.
11 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Gabrielfull form · Swedish
- Elladiminutive · English
- Gabrielavariant · Portuguese, Polish
- Briellashort form · English
- Gabriellevariant · French
- Gabbydiminutive · English
- Gabidiminutive · Hungarian, German
- Gabbiediminutive · English
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gabriella
- Gabriella CilmiAustralian singerborn 1991
- H.E.R.American R&B singerborn 1997
- Gabriella WildeBritish actressborn 1989
- Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladèsdaughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene, Princess of Monacoborn 2014
- Gabriella PapadakisFrench ice dancerborn 1995
- MelodyBrazilian singer and songwriterborn 2007
- Gabriella DorioItalian athleteborn 1957
- Gabriella SzabóHungarian canoeistborn 1986
- Lady Gabriella Kingstonnoblewoman; English freelance writer (born 1981); daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
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