Entry № 0853 · English, Hebrew origin

Gabby Gabby — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GAB-ee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Hebrew
Meaning
"God is my strength (Gabby Douglas, first Black all-around Olympic gymnastics gold)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "god is my strength (gabby douglas, first black all-around olympic gymnastics gold)".

Gabby is the English diminutive of Gabrielle — from the Hebrew *Gavri'el* ("God is my strength"). **Gabby Douglas (born Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas, 1995)** — **American gymnast; at London 2012, at age 16, became the first African American woman to win the Olympic individual all-around title in gymnastics — and the first American gymnast to win team and all-around gold at the same Olympics**. **Three Olympic gold medals (London 2012 individual all-around + team gold; Rio 2016 team gold)**. **2012 AP Female Athlete of the Year and Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year**. **Her father deployed in Afghanistan during her Olympic run**. **Memoirs *Grace, Gold, and Glory* (2012) and *Raising the Bar* (2014)**. **Gabby Giffords (born 1970)** — American politician; survived the 2011 Tucson shooting; founded Giffords gun-safety advocacy organization.

Subject of *The Gabby Douglas Story* (2014 Lifetime film).

God is my strength. First Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics gold (London 2012, age 16).

The name in its native script.

Gabby
Transliteration
Gabby
Pronunciation
/ ˈɡæb.i /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Gabby stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Gabby · last year
92 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Gabbys before her.

Real people
Gabby Douglas
American Olympic gymnast.
born 1995
Gabby Giffords
American politician and activist.
born 1970
In fiction
Gabby
Various American TV.

Names connected to Gabby.

The number behind Gabby.

6

The Nurturer

Gabby reduces to six — the number of all-around gold.

Why families chose this name.

"Douglas's strength. Five letters. Gabby."
Catherine · Mother of one · Newport News