Bell

Given to 2,626 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

2,560 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 8

Peak year

1884

50 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

2,626

since 1880

Born a Bell? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Bell was most popular in 1884, when 50 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.39 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Bell, ranking #10917 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	<5	—
2024	6	13477	<5	—
2023	7	12197	<5	—
2022	8	11231	<5	—
2021	7	12206	<5	—
2020	7	12142	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	14	7762	<5	—
2017	10	9943	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	7	13006	<5	—
2014	9	10955	<5	—
2013	5	16547	<5	—
2012	5	16869	<5	—
2011	6	14824	<5	—
2010	8	12276	<5	—
2009	8	12429	<5	—
2008	5	17504	<5	—
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2006	7	13606	<5	—
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1991	<5	—	5	8236
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1973	5	8423	<5	—
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1970	6	7070	<5	—
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1967	5	6804	<5	—
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1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	5	4033
1961	7	5309	<5	—
1960	6	5696	<5	—
1959	7	5031	<5	—
1958	7	4890	<5	—
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	8	4467	<5	—
1955	5	5828	<5	—
1954	5	5753	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	8	4123	<5	—
1951	6	4833	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	8	3892	<5	—
1948	5	5243	<5	—
1947	8	4007	<5	—
1946	6	4417	<5	—
1945	8	3388	<5	—
1944	5	4574	<5	—
1943	5	4691	<5	—
1942	14	2416	<5	—
1941	12	2532	<5	—
1940	13	2297	<5	—
1939	12	2417	<5	—
1938	15	2113	<5	—
1937	9	2940	<5	—
1936	16	1950	<5	—
1935	7	3431	5	3645
1934	15	2087	<5	—
1933	7	3406	<5	—
1932	12	2490	5	3776
1931	10	2750	<5	—
1930	22	1703	<5	—
1929	17	2011	8	2980
1928	20	1897	9	2843
1927	21	1885	6	3780
1926	28	1541	6	3708
1925	34	1376	<5	—
1924	33	1440	<5	—
1923	31	1464	<5	—
1922	28	1575	10	2801
1921	36	1298	5	4322
1920	42	1171	6	3815
1919	49	1026	5	4168
1918	50	1018	6	3728
1917	31	1307	5	3981
1916	47	1005	<5	—
1915	47	968	13	2070
1914	35	1003	6	2915
1913	40	830	7	2273
1912	58	659	<5	—
1911	43	659	<5	—
1910	50	584	<5	—
1909	29	747	<5	—
1908	31	698	<5	—
1907	33	649	5	1345
1906	40	555	<5	—
1905	45	506	8	919
1904	34	576	<5	—
1903	48	461	<5	—
1902	43	478	<5	—
1901	52	414	<5	—
1900	63	423	<5	—
1899	52	402	<5	—
1898	58	405	<5	—
1897	44	440	<5	—
1896	51	396	<5	—
1895	46	417	<5	—
1894	43	422	<5	—
1893	42	414	<5	—
1892	59	343	<5	—
1891	55	340	<5	—
1890	61	324	<5	—
1889	55	334	<5	—
1888	45	356	<5	—
1887	44	322	<5	—
1886	46	305	<5	—
1885	45	296	<5	—
1884	50	275	<5	—
1883	33	306	<5	—
1882	38	287	<5	—
1881	29	290	<5	—
1880	31	278	<5	—