Given name & surname
Gabrielle
“heroine of God”·“man of God”·“a hero of God”
In English use, Gabrielle is a feminine form of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Gabrielle carries the interpretation “heroine of God.” In English use, Gabrielle is a feminine form of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Gabrielle is used as a feminine counterpart of Gabriel.
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 English use, Gabrielle is a feminine form 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.
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Gabrielle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 139,579
- 797 boys · 138,782 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 6,221 babies
- 2025
- 471
- #633 for girls · #6,927 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 459 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 633 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6,201 in 1998. It also appeared in 12 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (45). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 118,795 as a first name in 2020; 450 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.
Gabrielle’s family of names
In English usage, Gabrielle has a diminutive in Gabby. In English usage, Gabrielle is a feminine form of Gabriel. In Portuguese usage, Gabrielle has a related form in Gabriela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gabrielle has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 28
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Gabrielvariant · French, English
- Gabriellavariant · Italian
- Gabrielavariant · Portuguese, Polish
- Gabbydiminutive · English
- Gabydiminutive · French, English
- Gabrielevariant · Portuguese, German
- Gabivariant
- Gavivariant
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- Gabryellavariant
- Gabbiediminutive · English
- Gabbivariant
- Gabriellvariant
- Gabbriellelikely variant
- Gavriellevariant
- Gavriellavariant
- Gabryellevariant
- Gabryelvariant
- Gabrielliavariant
- Gabdiminutive · French
- Gabbevariant
- Gavrinavariant
- Gavrillavariant
- Gavrilavariant
- Gavrailavariant
- Gavravariant
- Gabysiavariant
- Gabrilavariant
- Gabriellenvariant
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Gabrielle
- Coco ChanelFrench fashion designer (1883–1971)
- Gabby GiffordsAmerican politician and gun control activist (born 1970)
- Gabrielle UnionAmerican actress, singer and modelborn 1972
- Gabrielle AnwarBritish actressborn 1970
- Gabby ThomasAmerican track-and-field athlete (1996-)
- Gabrielle RoyFrench Canadian fiction writer1909–1983
- Gabrielle d'EstréesFrench noble and mistress to Henry IV of France (1573-1599)
- Gabrielle CarterisAmerican actressborn 1961
- Gabrielle AplinBritish singer-songwriterborn 1992
Characters named Gabrielle: Gabrielle Solis (fictional character from Desperate Housewives), Gabrielle (fictional human female in Xena: Warrior Princess).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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