| Jade | Gabriela | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The jade stone | God is my strength |
| Origin | Spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | JAYD | gah-bree-EH-lah |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1944 | 1903 |
| Peak year | 2002 (3,630) | 2003 (3,362) |
| In 2025 | 2,658 | 961 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Jade | Gabriela |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 17,024 | 5,917 |
| 2010s | 26,545 | 14,034 |
| 2000s | 30,293 | 28,543 |
| 1990s | 20,397 | 24,085 |
| 1980s | 7,047 | 7,826 |
| 1970s | 1,341 | 4,097 |
| 1960s | 346 | 1,160 |
| 1950s | 187 | 251 |
| 1940s | 131 | 65 |
| 1930s | 0 | 40 |
| 1920s | 0 | 96 |
| 1910s | 0 | 51 |
| 1900s | 0 | 17 |
From the Spanish piedra de la ijada, the jade gemstone, prized for calm and protection.
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.
Jade is more popular than Gabriela today: about 2,658 US babies were given the name Jade in 2025, compared with 961 named Gabriela.
Jade means The jade stone (Spanish origin), while Gabriela means God is my strength (spanish origin).
In US records, Jade first appears in 1944 and Gabriela in 1903, so Gabriela has the longer recorded history.