Gabby

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Gabby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Gabby: Recorded since 1997, it reached #862 in 2008, and it stood at #5,687 in 2023.

2registrars recorded it
14times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#862highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2023

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3824
1999	#3225
2002	#2868
2003	#3594
2004	#3725
2005	#3382
2006	#5061
2007	#4294
2008	#5545
2013	#4739
2018	#5666
2019	#5591
2023	#5687

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 13 of the 27 years from 1997 to 2023.

In 2008: #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5545 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls

Gabby by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Gabby in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	28	7 of 10	4
2010s	10	3 of 10	3
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Gabby appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #862 in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

Gabby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#5591	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#5666	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#5545	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#5061	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3594	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3824	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1997 and 2023, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #862, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2008, and 11 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,687position in 2023, its most recent recorded year
11 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 11 to 20 years →
5births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Fynn · #315, 29y
Fynnley · #1470, 20y
Gabe · #1552, 24y
Gabia · #3860, 10y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ava-Marie · #862, 17y
Iulia · #862, 16y
Judyta · #862, 8y
Kailyn · #862, 12y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Chidinma · #862, 19y
Katie-Jane · #862, 16y
Khadeeja · #862, 29y
Nerys · #862, 28y

Gabby was ranked #862 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2008. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Gabby and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Gabby without appearing here.

Gabby moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3725 and #3197 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #3382 and #3970.

Moved ahead of Gabby

Hayden Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3382 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2007 that had become #4294 and #1741.
Marilyn Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2868 and #3409 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2003 that had become #3594 and #1843.
Dylan Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3382 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #5061 and #3548.
Frida Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2868 and #3409 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2003 that had become #3594 and #2727.

Moved the opposite way to Gabby

Ada Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 while Ada went from #1543 to #37.
Alma Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 while Alma went from #2411 to #228.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 while Alyssa went from #506 to #241.
Amalie Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 while Amalie went from #3824 to #865.

Moved the same way as Gabby

Abigail Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 and Abigail from #24 to #134.
Aimee Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 and Aimee from #61 to #1206.
Aisling Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 and Aisling from #496 to #2504.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Gabby went from #3824 to #5687 and Alex from #179 to #2504.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #862 in Republic of Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Gabby

Gabby at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Gabby by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Gabby appears in

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Gabby at a glance

Gabby by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Gabby appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Gabby

Gabby and the names beside it

Gabby moved ahead of

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