Gabriela is a distinctive choice, ranked #490 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Gabriela in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#490
US Rank #317
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About the Name Gabriela
Gabriela has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 130 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #246 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gabriela is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Gabriela in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #298, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Gabriela
Gabriela Szabo — Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], Hungarian: Szabó Gabriella; born 14 November 1975) is a retired Romanian runner.
Gabriela Guillén — Gabriela Guillén Álvarez is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Costa Rica national team.
Gabriela Sabatini — Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gabriela
Unlikely. With around 81 UK babies named Gabriela per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gabriela in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gabriela is declining: down 202 places since 2020, to #490 in 2025. It peaked at #246 in 2016.
Gabriela is more popular in the US (#298) than in the UK (#418). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Gabriela include: Gabriela Szabo, Gabriela Guillén and Gabriela Sabatini. Short summaries for each appear below.
Gabriela appears in the US top 500 at #298 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
81
UK babies named Gabriela (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 202 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gabriela
Almost certainly the only Gabriela in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Gabriela
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Gabriela Diana Fundora is an American professional boxer and the undisputed flyweight champion, having unified the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles, as well as The Ring magazine title, in November 2024.