Spellings
Gabriella or Gabriela?
In the US in 2025, 73% of babies in this name family were spelled Gabriella and 27% Gabriela. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Gabriella already led in 2015, with 79% of the family's births; it has 73% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 5,891 to 3,506 births (−40%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella | 4,631 | 2,545 | −45% |
| Gabriela | 1,260 | 961 | −24% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˌɡæbriˈɛlə/ (gab-ree-EL-uh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Gabriella 270 births (#216 among girls) and Gabriela 135 births (#389 among girls).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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