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Gabriela

Girl name · 214 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Gabriela: 214 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 18 births in 2010.

From the Hebrew "Gabri'el" meaning "God is my strong man", Gabriela is the feminine form of Gabriel, a name carried by the archangel who announced Christ's birth. The name has been borne by several notable women, including Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, becoming the first Latin American author to do so, and Gabriela Sabatini, the Argentine tennis star who triumphed at the US Open in 1990. Though no major settlements share the name, the variant Gabrielle, popularised by the French fashion designer Coco Chanel (born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel), remains a common spelling in English-speaking countries. In Scotland, Gabriela has been a steady choice since the 1970s, gaining particular popularity in the early 2000s, and sits alongside its simpler Scottish form, Gabriella.