Gabriela

Italian and Spanish, feminine variation of Gabriel

"God is my strength"

Updated Thu Mar 13 2025

Gabriela Origin and Meaning

The name Gabriela is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "God is my strength".

This strong yet graceful feminine form of Gabriel is a modern favorite. The double L spelling is given to more than three times as many girls as the Gabriela version.

# 297 in the US

Gabriela Rank in US Top 1000

# 1565 on Nameberry

Gabriela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Gabriela

297US2023
1565Nameberry2025
427England2023
58Spain2023
24Portugal2020
64Mexico2021
23Poland2024
77Chile2021

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Famous People Named Gabriela

María Gabriela "Gaby" Moreno
Guatemalan singer,songwriter
Gabriela Lena Frank
American pianist/composer
Gabriela Rodriguez
American actress
Gabriela Sabatini
Argentinian tennis player
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet
Gabriela Isler
Venezuelan beauty queen, Miss Universe 2013
María Gabriela "Gaby" Espino
Venezuelan actress
Gabriela Szabo
Romanian Olympic runner
Gabriela Navratilova
Czech tennis player
Gabriela Soukalová
Czech Olympic biathlete
Gabriela Spanic
Venezuelan actress
Gabriela Silang
Philippine heroine

The name Gabriela in Pop Culture

Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson
character from TV's "Chicago Fire"
Gabriela Lopez
character from "X,Men"
Gabriela McBride
American Girl Doll of the Year 2017
Gabriela "Gabi" Rodriguez
character on "Sesame Street", daughter of Maria and Luis

International Variations of the name Gabriela

Gavi
Hebrew
Gigi
French
Gabrielle
French
Gabinka
Czech
Gavrielle
Hebrew
Gavrilla
Hebrew
Gabriella
Italian
Gavriella
Hebrew
Gabella
Spanish
Gebriela
Spanish
Gabina
Czech
Gába
Czech
Gabriela
Spanish
Gaby
French
Gabi
Czech
Gavriela
Hebrew
Gabra
Czech
Graviella
Spanish
Gabrela
Spanish

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