Gabriele is a distinctive choice, ranked #1359 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Gabriele in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1359
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About the Name Gabriele
Gabriele has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1396 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #874 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gabriele is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Gabriele in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Gabriele
Gabriele Marchegiani — Gabriele Marchegiani is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Ketty Gabriele — Ketty Gabriele is a reputed Italian mafia figure.
Gabriele Biancheri — Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Rotherham, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.
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 Gabriele
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Gabriele per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gabriele in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gabriele is declining: down 209 places since 2020, to #1,359 in 2025. It peaked at #874 in 2012.
Gabriele is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Gabriele include: Gabriele Marchegiani, Ketty Gabriele and Gabriele Biancheri. Short summaries for each appear below.
Gabriele does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gabrieles in the wild.
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UK babies named Gabriele (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 209 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gabriele
Almost certainly the only Gabriele in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Gabriele
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Rotherham, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.
General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I.
Princess Gabriele of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, known professionally as Gabriele Oettingen, (born Gabriele Elisabeth Aloisia Notgera Prinzessin zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg; July 22, 1953, in Munich) is a German academic and psychologist.