Gavrielle
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength".
Name Census estimates that about 166 living Americans carry the first name Gavrielle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gavrielle today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gavrielle births was 1997 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gavrielle. 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.
People living today
166
~ 1 in 2,064,785 Americans
Peak year
1997
15 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2020 SSA rank
#15,906
Tracked since 1989
Popularity
Gavrielle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gavrielle from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 71 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gavrielle 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 Gavrielle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gavrielle
The name Gavrielle is derived from the Hebrew name Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" or "man of God." It originated in the ancient Semitic languages of the Middle East and has been in use for centuries.
The name Gabriel is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, most notably as the name of an archangel who serves as a messenger from God. In the Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions and to the Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Gavrielle dates back to the 12th century, when a Jewish poet and philosopher from Spain named Judah Halevi used the name in his poetry. In the 13th century, a French Cistercian monk named Gabriel de l'Aubespine wrote several religious works.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures with the name Gavrielle or its variations. In the 16th century, Gabriel Fallopius was an Italian anatomist and physician who made significant contributions to the study of human anatomy and the reproductive system. Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
Other famous individuals with the name include Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), a French composer known for his works in the Romantic era, and Gabriel Narutowicz (1865-1922), who was briefly the President of Poland in 1922 before being assassinated. Gabriel Byrne (born 1950) is an Irish actor known for his roles in films such as "The Usual Suspects" and "Miller's Crossing."
People
Gavrielle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gavrielle 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
Gavrielle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gavrielle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 166 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gavrielle 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 2,064,785 US residents.
Is Gavrielle a common name?
We classify Gavrielle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 169 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gavrielle most popular?
The single biggest year for Gavrielle was 1997, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gavrielle is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Gavrielle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gavrielle 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.
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.