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The baby name Gabi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡæbi/ (GAB-ee); also /ˈɡɑːbi/ (GAH-bee); Spanish: /ˈɡaβi/ (GAH-bee).

Gabi is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ˈɡæbi/ (GAB-ee); also /ˈɡɑːbi/ (GAH-bee); Spanish: /ˈɡaβi/ (GAH-bee)

What is the meaning of the name Gabi ?

The baby name Gabi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡæbi/ (GAB-ee); also /ˈɡɑːbi/ (GAH-bee); Spanish: /ˈɡaβi/ (GAH-bee).

Gabi is Hebrew in Origin.

Gabi is a widely used short form of Gabriel or Gabriela, ultimately from the Hebrew Gavri’el, meaning “God is my strength” (gevurah “strength, might” + El “God”). As a nickname it is comfortably unisex: in Germany and Brazil it most often abbreviates feminine Gabriele/Gabriela, while in Spain, Romania, and Israel it can belong to men named Gabriel/Gavriel as well as to women named Gabriela or Gabrielle.

Carried by the archangel Gabriel, the root name gained lasting popularity across medieval Christendom and Jewish communities; feminine forms rose later, especially from the 18th–19th centuries. Gabi became a friendly everyday diminutive in the 20th century and now also appears as an independent given name in Europe and Latin America. Variant short forms include Gaby (Spanish/French), Gabby (English), and Gabbi (modern), with related full forms Gabrielle, Gabriela, Gabriele, and Gavriel. The meaning remains consistent across languages: a compact name linked to divine strength.

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Gabi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SV Girls 0 #17 2 458
HN 0 #21 2 704
MD 0 #34 1 434
HN Girls 0 #36 3 884
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
Austria Girls 0 #58 1,576 1,885
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
Germany Girls 0 #74 6,103 4,949
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
MD Boys 0 #76 6 756
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
HU 0 #86 29 1,675
MD Girls 0 #86 7 865
LT 0 #88 1 949
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
HU Girls 0 #100 193 3,308
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
CY Girls 0 #111 11 3,755
EC 0 #118 4 2,502
CY Boys 0 #119 11 3,473
HU Boys 0 #120 59 3,954
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
Austria 0 #127 92 850
BG Girls 0 #133 95 3,559
MU 0 #133 5 3,613
PL Girls 0 #133 606 5,096
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
MT Girls 0 #141 11 3,773
UY 0 #141 37 2,477
CR 0 #145 14 5,526
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AR 0 #155 32 2,915
SI Girls 0 #161 14 2,769
PS 0 #166 53 5,692
IL Boys 0 #167 973 10,983
LU Girls 0 #169 17 4,850
IL 0 #170 109 6,291
CZ 0 #174 12 3,154
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
LT Girls 0 #179 16 1,904
PL 0 #183 30 2,600
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
Germany 0 #193 323 2,542
AR Boys 0 #196 558 7,628
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
HR Girls 0 #206 85 3,687
BR Girls 0 #209 2,219 12,708
BR 0 #209 144 5,969
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
EC Girls 0 #211 29 3,650
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
GR Girls 0 #221 22 6,293
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS Boys 0 #226 485 10,655
PT 0 #230 17 4,161
JP Girls 0 #232 14 6,592
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
AO Boys 0 #241 9 5,568
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
CZ Girls 0 #242 102 5,378
HR Boys 0 #243 16 3,997
UY Boys 0 #243 202 5,922
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AR Girls 0 #250 627 8,289
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GR Boys 0 #254 14 6,912
Spain Boys 0 #257 1,688 5,610
UY Girls 0 #260 320 6,731
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
GT 0 #274 41 5,948
KZ Boys 0 #274 16 6,578
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #285 5 8,139
CZ Boys 0 #290 15 6,530
PE 0 #295 16 6,350
DK Girls 0 #298 19 7,429
PT Girls 0 #300 164 7,952
CR Girls 0 #302 261 11,342
PT Boys 0 #306 62 7,951
BO Girls 0 #308 390 9,488
DK Boys 0 #312 14 7,401
PL Boys 0 #314 22 6,459
MX Girls 0 #315 2,662 17,781
GT Girls 0 #316 208 7,500
MU Girls 0 #316 36 8,539
BO 0 #319 63 6,868
GH Boys 0 #324 22 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
MX 0 #345 69 8,339
CL 0 #346 67 6,867
MU Boys 0 #348 10 8,477
Spain 0 #350 103 2,326
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
JO Boys 0 #358 20 7,057
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
France Boys 2021 #359 29 2,865
NL 0 #373 19 2,481
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
France Girls 2017 #400 5 3,248
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Austria Boys 0 #408 35 2,180
ZA 0 #414 34 14,421
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
IR Girls 0 #428 103 8,334
PA Girls 0 #443 39 9,861
PA Boys 0 #444 38 9,305
PS Girls 0 #452 72 10,981
IL Girls 0 #455 166 11,648
CM Boys 0 #456 95 12,054
CL Girls 0 #457 491 14,098
GT Boys 0 #462 13 7,625
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
CO 0 #466 15 7,768
CR Boys 0 #472 16 10,188
RU Girls 0 #481 18 11,913
CM Girls 0 #498 43 11,671
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
Spain Girls 0 #521 559 5,561
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
AE Girls 0 #535 19 20,968
IR Boys 0 #540 13 10,162
PE Girls 0 #550 488 14,861
SY 0 #552 183 11,684
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
LY 0 #554 6 12,703
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
LB 0 #556 103 13,263
CO Girls 0 #566 706 16,140
SG Girls 0 #574 13 18,916
BO Boys 0 #577 16 9,244
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
IT Boys 0 #592 1,370 10,046
HK Girls 0 #603 13 16,104
IT 0 #620 95 4,183
ZA Girls 0 #627 650 25,928
CL Boys 0 #631 35 13,390
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
BR Boys 0 #666 86 12,213
MX Boys 0 #677 322 16,355
IT Girls 0 #690 1,070 9,415
QA Boys 0 #696 12 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #733 6 3,895
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
NL Girls 0 #742 215 5,933
KW Boys 0 #757 13 18,755
TN 0 #783 47 13,765
CO Boys 0 #804 117 15,656
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
Germany Boys 0 #851 102 5,697
PE Boys 0 #860 19 14,506
NL Boys 0 #867 85 5,873
OM Boys 0 #872 10 17,948
EG Boys 0 #875 12 15,035
NG Boys 0 #900 52 16,906
United States Girls 2024 #907 10 8,487
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MA 0 #1,038 91 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,071 22 22,615
DZ 0 #1,088 89 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,097 82 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,098 14 25,439
TR 0 #1,176 36 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,591 24 28,008

Gabi is popular in 82 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Gabi

Gabi is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Gabi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɡæbi/ (GAB-ee); also /ˈɡɑːbi/ (GAH-bee); Spanish: /ˈɡaβi/ (GAH-bee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gaby, Gabby, Gabbie, Gabie and Gabe.
Across languages, Gabi has these equivalents: Gabriel (male), Gabrielle (female), Gabriella/Gabriela (female), Gábor (Hungarian, male), Jibril/Jibrāʾīl (Arabic), and 1 more.
Yes — Gabi ranked #359 in France in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Gabi ranks highest in France (#359 in 2021).