| Gabriela | Valeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God is my strength | to be strong, healthy |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | gah-bree-EH-lah | vah-LEH-ree-ah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1903 | 1881 |
| Peak year | 2003 (3,362) | 2008 (4,206) |
| In 2025 | 961 | 1,835 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Gabriela | Valeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5,917 | 11,194 |
| 2010s | 14,034 | 21,392 |
| 2000s | 28,543 | 26,216 |
| 1990s | 24,085 | 7,795 |
| 1980s | 7,826 | 1,749 |
| 1970s | 4,097 | 1,344 |
| 1960s | 1,160 | 2,052 |
| 1950s | 251 | 1,922 |
| 1940s | 65 | 1,012 |
| 1930s | 40 | 1,182 |
| 1920s | 96 | 1,901 |
| 1910s | 51 | 1,592 |
| 1900s | 17 | 360 |
| 1890s | 0 | 243 |
| 1880s | 0 | 98 |
The Spanish feminine form of Gabriel, from the Hebrew Gavri'el, 'God is my strength' or 'man of God' (gever 'strong man' + El 'God'). Gabriel is the archangel who announces births in the Bible.
The feminine of the Roman family name Valerius, from the Latin valere 'to be strong, to be healthy'. Shares its root with Valentina and the word 'valiant'.
Valeria is more popular than Gabriela today: about 1,835 US babies were given the name Valeria in 2025, compared with 961 named Gabriela.
Gabriela means God is my strength (spanish origin), while Valeria means to be strong, healthy (spanish origin).
In US records, Gabriela first appears in 1903 and Valeria in 1881, so Valeria has the longer recorded history.