Bella

Given to 83,766 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −41% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#136

recorded as girls

27 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

2,129

girls 2,129

Peak year

2010

5,136 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

83,766

since 1880

Born a Bella? 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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Bella was most popular in 2010, when 5,136 babies recorded as girls got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,129 babies were named Bella, ranking #136 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 41%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	2,129	136	<5	—
2024	2,479	109	<5	—
2023	2,566	104	<5	—
2022	2,915	85	<5	—
2021	3,369	73	<5	—
2020	3,649	63	<5	—
2019	4,399	50	5	12145
2018	4,578	48	<5	—
2017	4,667	50	6	10775
2016	3,685	78	<5	—
2015	3,814	74	<5	—
2014	4,107	70	7	9642
2013	4,190	58	<5	—
2012	4,362	54	<5	—
2011	4,280	60	9	8079
2010	5,136	48	8	8803
2009	4,540	58	5	12491
2008	2,788	122	5	12553
2007	2,260	157	<5	—
2006	1,959	181	<5	—
2005	1,664	208	<5	—
2004	1,240	260	<5	—
2003	974	317	<5	—
2002	683	426	<5	—
2001	413	609	<5	—
2000	307	749	<5	—
1999	185	1085	<5	—
1998	156	1190	<5	—
1997	95	1656	<5	—
1996	72	1964	<5	—
1995	107	1482	<5	—
1994	76	1862	<5	—
1993	49	2533	<5	—
1992	39	2974	<5	—
1991	47	2593	<5	—
1990	28	3714	<5	—
1989	17	5049	<5	—
1988	20	4308	<5	—
1987	19	4283	<5	—
1986	17	4539	<5	—
1985	23	3621	<5	—
1984	19	3990	<5	—
1983	22	3555	<5	—
1982	22	3647	<5	—
1981	19	4005	<5	—
1980	17	4327	<5	—
1979	25	3236	<5	—
1978	19	3777	<5	—
1977	26	3002	<5	—
1976	18	3678	<5	—
1975	29	2612	<5	—
1974	19	3426	<5	—
1973	28	2565	<5	—
1972	19	3276	<5	—
1971	21	3166	<5	—
1970	32	2354	<5	—
1969	18	3199	<5	—
1968	24	2538	<5	—
1967	16	3211	<5	—
1966	16	3148	<5	—
1965	34	1993	<5	—
1964	21	2752	<5	—
1963	22	2619	<5	—
1962	24	2463	<5	—
1961	22	2608	<5	—
1960	30	2097	<5	—
1959	24	2339	<5	—
1958	34	1872	<5	—
1957	24	2276	<5	—
1956	25	2194	<5	—
1955	41	1597	<5	—
1954	28	1987	<5	—
1953	43	1491	<5	—
1952	36	1611	<5	—
1951	29	1805	<5	—
1950	21	2121	<5	—
1949	30	1736	<5	—
1948	26	1858	<5	—
1947	43	1413	<5	—
1946	23	1919	<5	—
1945	13	2458	<5	—
1944	16	2199	<5	—
1943	16	2251	<5	—
1942	22	1804	<5	—
1941	27	1501	<5	—
1940	19	1845	<5	—
1939	25	1514	<5	—
1938	19	1805	<5	—
1937	19	1784	<5	—
1936	29	1345	<5	—
1935	28	1381	<5	—
1934	45	1035	<5	—
1933	37	1158	<5	—
1932	47	1032	<5	—
1931	50	984	<5	—
1930	64	909	<5	—
1929	83	764	<5	—
1928	73	845	<5	—
1927	90	761	<5	—
1926	106	702	<5	—
1925	133	635	<5	—
1924	134	648	<5	—
1923	172	549	<5	—
1922	178	527	<5	—
1921	192	509	<5	—
1920	188	504	<5	—
1919	211	458	<5	—
1918	238	428	<5	—
1917	215	439	<5	—
1916	207	438	<5	—
1915	160	485	<5	—
1914	152	443	<5	—
1913	125	441	<5	—
1912	113	442	<5	—
1911	82	450	<5	—
1910	73	466	<5	—
1909	75	426	<5	—
1908	65	448	<5	—
1907	60	462	<5	—
1906	54	463	<5	—
1905	52	473	<5	—
1904	43	500	<5	—
1903	44	482	<5	—
1902	53	425	<5	—
1901	36	509	<5	—
1900	73	388	<5	—
1899	53	396	<5	—
1898	39	491	<5	—
1897	44	440	<5	—
1896	43	440	<5	—
1895	39	465	<5	—
1894	35	475	<5	—
1893	46	394	<5	—
1892	53	365	<5	—
1891	37	404	<5	—
1890	42	384	<5	—
1889	37	398	<5	—
1888	31	443	<5	—
1887	26	435	<5	—
1886	22	459	<5	—
1885	25	413	<5	—
1884	31	358	<5	—
1883	17	465	<5	—
1882	16	458	<5	—
1881	24	325	<5	—
1880	13	466	<5	—