Gabriela
Say it: gab-ree-EL-a
GirlMeans usually explained as "God is my strength"8 letters4 syllables
#443
in Ireland (2025)
#435 with spellings combined
8
babies in 2025
#119
best rank (2011)
551
babies since 2001
Down 263
10-year rank change
Gabriela through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #435 |
| 2024 | 22 | #200 |
| 2023 | 7 | #484 |
| 2022 | 13 | #317 |
| 2021 | 20 | #233 |
| 2020 | 23 | #197 |
| 2019 | 28 | #180 |
| 2018 | 25 | #198 |
| 2017 | 17 | #272 |
| 2016 | 24 | #204 |
| 2015 | 33 | #172 |
| 2014 | 31 | #175 |
| 2013 | 32 | #181 |
| 2012 | 37 | #157 |
| 2011 | 54 | #119 |
| 2010 | 40 | #153 |
| 2009 | 34 | #177 |
| 2008 | 43 | #141 |
| 2007 | 22 | #222 |
| 2006 | 17 | #247 |
| 2005 | 6 | #461 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Gabriela mean?
Usually explained as "God is my strength"
Feminine form of Gabriel, from Hebrew, used in Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech and other languages.
Say it right
gabreeELa
The story of Gabriela
Gabriela is a feminine form of Gabriel, the name of the archangel who brings messages from God in the Bible. Gabriel is a Hebrew name, usually explained as “God is my strength”. The spelling with one L is the usual one in Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Slovak and Romanian.
The Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, chose it for her pen name.
Gabriela first appears in the CSO records in 2001, in the years when many families from central Europe and Brazil were settling in Ireland, and it is a common name in all of those places. Its best year was 2011, with 54 babies and a rank of number 119. The CSO counts Gabriella and Gabrielle as separate names, so the whole family is bigger than any one spelling.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Gabriela (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Gabriela (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
Similar names
GabriellaGabrielleDanielaIsabela
Sibling ideas
Nicknames
Gabi
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriela | 8 | 551 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #208 (2018); 91 babies since 2005.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.