Gabbie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Gabrielle meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 223 living Americans carry the first name Gabbie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gabbie today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gabbie births was 2009 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gabbie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gabbie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
223
~ 1 in 1,537,015 Americans
Peak year
2009
22 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,760
Tracked since 2000
Census
Gabbie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 724 people with the first name Gabbie, which placed it at #15,776 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,776
National first-name rank
People counted
724
724 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gabbie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabbie is White at 58.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gabbie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gabbie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.3% · 422
- Hispanic or Latino24.9% · 180
- Black or African American7.7% · 56
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 31
- Two or more races3.9% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 7
Popularity
Gabbie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gabbie from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 99 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gabbie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gabbie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gabbie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gabbies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Gabbie
The name Gabbie is a diminutive form of the feminine name Gabrielle, which has its roots in the Hebrew name Gabriel, meaning "God is my strength." The name Gabriel is derived from the Hebrew words "geber" meaning "man" and "el" meaning "God." Gabbie is a modern variation of the name, often used as a nickname or shortened form.
The origins of the name Gabriel can be traced back to the Bible, where Gabriel is mentioned as one of the archangels in both the Old and New Testaments. In the Book of Daniel, Gabriel is depicted as interpreting a vision for the prophet. In the New Testament, Gabriel is the angel who announces the birth of Jesus to Mary.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gabriel can be found in the Babylonian Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism dating back to the 3rd to 5th centuries CE. In the Talmud, Gabriel is described as one of the seven archangels who stand before God.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Gabriel or its variations. One of the earliest known individuals was Gabriel Sionita, a 16th-century Maronite scholar and linguist (1577-1648) who contributed to the Paris Polyglot Bible, a multi-lingual edition of the Bible.
Another prominent figure was Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), a French composer, organist, and teacher whose works had a significant influence on the development of modern French music.
In the realm of literature, Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) was a Colombian novelist and journalist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 for his novels and short stories, including the celebrated work "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
The name Gabbie has also been used, though less frequently, throughout history. One notable bearer was Gabbie Hanna (born 1991), an American internet personality, actress, and singer-songwriter known for her vlogs and comedic videos on YouTube.
While the name Gabbie is a more modern variation, its roots in the biblical name Gabriel have given it a rich history and significance across various cultures and religions.
People
Gabbie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gabbie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gabbie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gabbie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 223 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gabbie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,537,015 US residents.
Is Gabbie a common name?
We classify Gabbie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gabbie most popular?
The single biggest year for Gabbie was 2009, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gabbie is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gabbie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 724 people with the name Gabbie, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,776 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gabbie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gabbie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gabbie appears almost entirely female. Of the 718 people counted with this name, 99.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gabbie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gabbie is White at 58.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gabbie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gabbie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.3% (422 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gabbie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gabbie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gabbie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gabbie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gabbie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gabbie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Gabbie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.