Is Gabby a boy or girl name?

Gabby is a girl’s name. Of the 1,262 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.7% were girls and 1.3% were boys.

Gabby

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Gabby was most popular in 2022, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,628 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,262 people named Gabby.

Gabby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gabby’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gabby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gabby is a girl’s name — 98.7% of the 1,262 Americans given it were girls and 1.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gabby

Where Gabby is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org