Meaning of the nameGabriella
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ga-bri-el-la
- Biblical name
Gabriella is a spelling of the name Gabriela, which means “feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'”
Meaning of the name Gabriela, of which Gabriella is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Gabriel · Behind the Name: Gabriel
- People (2022)
- 31,283
- Rank in Brazil
- #794
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,776
- people
Gabriella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gabriella, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (11,492 people).
31,137 women 146 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Gabriella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gabriella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.029%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.028%
- Goiás 0.027%
- São Paulo 0.020%
- Tocantins 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,846 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,530 | 0.028% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,801 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 2,142 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 1,907 | 0.027% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,103 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,070 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 987 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 940 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 810 | 0.029% |
| Mato Grosso | 577 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 546 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 536 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 525 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 459 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 398 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 346 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 312 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 293 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 284 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 238 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 178 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 165 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 135 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 61 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 55 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 39 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Gabriella
Wiktionary describes it as a popular alteration of Gabriela under the influence of other languages, mainly the Italian Gabriella.
About the name Gabriela
Gabriela is the feminine form of Gabriel, the name of the archangel of the Hebrew tradition who appears as a messenger of God. The name comes from Hebrew gaḇrīʾēl: Wiktionary analyzes it as géḇer, 'strong man' (or the root g-b-r, 'strength'), plus -i, 'my', and ʾēl, 'God', and Behind the Name gives the meaning 'God is my strong man'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 416,654 people named Gabriela, with a median age of 21. Gabriella, with LL, is the other spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Gabriela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Gabriela | 416,654 |
| Gabriella | 31,283 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gabriel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Gabriela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Gabriela · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gabriela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Gabriel · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Gabriella
What does the name Gabriella mean?
Gabriella means “feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Gabriela, of which Gabriella is a spelling.
How many people are named Gabriella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,283 people with the first name Gabriella, which ranks it number 794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Gabriella a boy's or a girl's name?
Gabriella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 31,137 women and 146 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Gabriella?
Gabriella is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gabriella most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.029% of the state's population is named Gabriella (810 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gabriella?
Gabriela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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