Gabrielle
Gabrielle is a female given name: 99% of people named Gabrielle are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Gabrielle · Gabriëlle
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, France
- Also spelled
- Gabriëlle
- US births since 1880
- 741 male / 132,971 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gabrielle
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gabrielle," in English, "Guten Tag Gabrielle," in German. Gabrielle is a female given name: about 99% of people named Gabrielle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gabrielle,
German
Guten Tag Gabrielle,
French
Bonjour Gabrielle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gabrielle:
Chinese
Gabrielle您好：
Japanese
Gabrielle様
English
Hi Gabrielle,
German
Hi Gabrielle,
French
Salut Gabrielle,
Spanish
Hola Gabrielle,
Chinese
Gabrielle你好：
Japanese
Gabrielleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
741 male · 132,971 female · 133,712 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gabrielle a male or female name?
Gabrielle is a female given name: 99% of people named Gabrielle are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Gabrielle in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gabrielle," in English, "Guten Tag Gabrielle," in German. Gabrielle is a female given name: about 99% of people named Gabrielle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Gabrielle a unisex name?
Gabrielle is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Gabrielle are men. Gabrielle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Gabrielle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gabrielle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gabrielle,
title = {Is Gabrielle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gabrielle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}