Gabriele

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A few things about Gabriele you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Gabriele

Gabriele Reinsch

German discus thrower

Choose Gabriele and your child shares a first name with Gabriele Reinsch, a German discus thrower. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Gabriele, like who?” Gabriele Reinsch's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Gabriele, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Gabriele would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGabriele first shows up in US birth records in 1954, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 71 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #1,774. Today it's #14,942, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowGabriele was 14× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,422 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 322,581.
• 🍂TrendGabriele has slipped 6,536 places over the last five years and now sits at #14,942. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlGabriele is given to both boys and girls: 81% of the 27 babies named Gabriele in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningGabriele is a German form of Gabriel, which means “God is my strength”. Our records link it to French, German and Hebrew roots.

About the name Gabriele

Gabriele is a girl name of French, German and Hebrew origin meaning “God is my strength”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-ele”. US birth records list Gabriele for girls from 1954 to 2025, in 71 of those 72 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #1,774 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

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