Gabriella
Top 1000
About Gabriella
Gabriella is the feminine form of Gabriel, a name derived from the Hebrew Gavri’el. Gavri’el is composed of the elements gever, meaning "strong," and ’el, referring to God. Gabriella is used among a variety of cultures in the US, including Italian Americans, Latinos, and in the Jewish community. Gabriela is the Spanish spelling.
Gabriella has been on the U.S. Top 1000 list since 1984, entering the Top 100 in 2000, while the single 'l' spelling rank is also somewhat popular. It also riding on a wave of popularity in Canada and Australia.
Gabriella was a major character on High School Musical, and real life namesakes include poet Gabriela Mistral and tennis champ Gabriela Sabatini. The French version is Gabrielle.
Pronounced gab-ree-EL-uh.
As of October 2026, Gabriella ranked #105 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #33 in 2010, Nameberry popularity #395.
Editor's take: The name Gabriella is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "God is my strength".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #42 | 5,109 | 2,860 |
| 2015 | #54 | 4,630 | 2,593.7 |
| 2016 | #61 | 4,262 | 2,405.2 |
| 2017 | #65 | 3,902 | 2,260.1 |
| 2018 | #69 | 3,708 | 2,179.8 |
| 2019 | #75 | 3,493 | 2,081.2 |
| 2020 | #77 | 3,246 | 2,008 |
| 2021 | #83 | 3,112 | 1,896.6 |
| 2022 | #89 | 2,880 | 1,756 |
| 2023 | #89 | 2,790 | 1,738.8 |
| 2024 | #106 | 2,496 | 1,540.6 |
| 2025 | #105 | 2,545 | 1,583.4 |
World rankings
Similar names
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Gabriella on lists
Famous Gabriellas
- Gabriella Cilmi
Australian singer
- Gabriella Mary "Gaby" Hoffmann
American actress
- Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Wilde
English actress
- Gabriella Pizzolo
American Broadway actress
- Gabriella Papadakis
French ice dancer
- Gabriella Dorio
Italian Olympic runner
- Gabriella Paruzzi
Italian Olympic skier
- Gabriella Giorgelli
Italian actress
- Gabriella Szabo
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoer
- Gabriella Jones
American teen model & actress
- Gabriella Marie Gonzalez (b. 1999)
daughter of singer Olga Tañón and baseball player Juan González
- Gabriella Reagan
daughter of actress Sonia Manzano and Richard Reagan
- Gabriella Giudice (b. 2005)
daughter of reality TV personalities Joe and Teresa Giudice ("Real Housewives of New Jersey")
- Gabriella Ann Gracin (b. 2006)
daughter of singer Josh Gracin
- Gabriella Luongo (b. 2008)
daughter of ice hockey player Roberto Luongo
- Gabriella Lyn Tesoro (b. 2013)
daughter of actress Ashley Tesoro
- Gabriella Kennedy McKean (b. 2013)
daughter of Maeve Fahey
- Gabriella Therese Marie Grimaldi (b. 2014)
Princess of Monaco, Countess of Carladès; daughter of Prince Albert II; twin of brother
- Gabriella Demartino
American Singer with Cuban and Italian origins
Gabriella in pop culture
- Gabriella "Gabi" Josephina Hernandez
character from TV soap "Days Of Our Lives".
- Gabriella Montez
character in Disney's "High School Musical," played by Vanessa Hudgens
- Gabriella Lopez
character in "X,Men", played by Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Gabriella "Gabby" Dawson
character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
- Gabriella
character in film "A Cinderella Story"