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Gazella
Pronounced guh-ZEL-uh /ɡəˈzɛlə/Medium
Meaning: Gazella is a vintage Latinate name drawn from the word gazelle, the swift, graceful antelope. The word reaches English through Latin and ultimately the Arabic ghazal, so the name evokes lightness and grace.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Gazella is a graceful vintage name built from the word gazelle, which comes to English through Latin and the Arabic ghazal. It sits among the -ella names that dotted American birth records a century ago.
It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1915, and has since nearly vanished. A woman named Gazella then would be a great-grandmother or older today.
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What does the name Gazella mean?
It is a vintage name from the word gazelle, the graceful antelope, which reaches English through Latin and Arabic.
How do you pronounce Gazella?
It is said guh-ZEL-uh /ɡəˈzɛlə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Gazella a boy or girl name?
Gazella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Gazella?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the nineteen-tens.