Belen
- #785 for girls in 2025, 345 births
- Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
- Given to girls 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 431 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,287since 1909
Belen over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Belen has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #785 | 345 | — | |
| 2024 | #671 | 431 | — | |
| 2023 | #842 | 323 | — | |
| 2022 | #742 | 390 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #826 | 336 | — | |
| 2020 | #881 | 303 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #849 | 316 | — | |
| 2018 | #798 | 341 | — | |
| 2017 | #756 | 368 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #762 | 374 | — | |
| 2015 | #927 | 296 | — | |
| 2014 | #997 | 266 | — | |
| 2013 | #902 | 283 | — | |
| 2012 | #936 | 273 | — | |
| 2011 | #913 | 286 | — | |
| 2010 | #872 | 305 | — | |
| 2009 | #879 | 312 | — | |
| 2008 | #868 | 321 | — | |
| 2007 | #853 | 331 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #918 | 288 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #989 | 247 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #884 | 276 | — | |
| 2003 | #894 | 267 | — | |
| 2002 | #802 | 292 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,001 | 214 | — | |
| 2000 | #936 | 229 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,143 | 171 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,059 | 185 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,040 | 183 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #1,155 | 157 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,156 | 150 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,416 | 113 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #1,258 | 136 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #1,231 | 141 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #1,463 | 108 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,279 | 127 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #1,333 | 116 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,320 | 109 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,459 | 89 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,620 | 73 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,505 | 81 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,447 | 80 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,345 | 92 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #1,580 | 74 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,766 | 62 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,189 | 42 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,535 | 66 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,647 | 55 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,012 | 34 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,947 | 37 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,131 | 31 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,893 | 37 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,764 | 41 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,550 | 36 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,771 | 26 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,703 | 21 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,257 | 35 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
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| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1909
The first year at least five girls were named Belen! It came in at #1,607, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Belen is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#388 · 1 in 1,660
- Maryland#427 · 1 in 1,665
- Oregon#429 · 1 in 1,632
- California#432 · 1 in 2,100
- Virginia#484 · 1 in 2,109
Best ever in a state: #113 in Arizona, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #388 | 17 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Maryland | #427 | 12 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Oregon | #429 | 8 | 1 in 1,632 |
| California | #432 | 77 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Virginia | #484 | 16 | 1 in 2,109 |
| Texas | #539 | 59 | 1 in 2,721 |
| Florida | #674 | 25 | 1 in 3,470 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 9 | 1 in 3,944 |
| North Carolina | #834 | 11 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Colorado | #907 | 5 | 1 in 4,665 |
| Washington | #915 | 6 | 1 in 4,810 |
| Georgia | #984 | 9 | 1 in 5,023 |
| New York | #1,028 | 14 | 1 in 5,595 |
| Illinois | #1,240 | 6 | 1 in 7,388 |
| Ohio | #1,271 | 6 | 1 in 7,878 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,392 | 5 | 1 in 9,338 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 114 spots since 2024 (#671 → #785)
- 96 spots since 2020 (#881 → #785)
- Biggest jump: 207 spots in 2000
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · girls
115 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 2024 at #671 (431 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2002–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,759
- Highest: 1 in 3,759 girls born in 2024 were named Belen (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,659 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 25.3% of all girls named Belen (3,108) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | #1,607 (1909) | #1,607 |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,745 (1919) | #2,312 |
| 1920s | 272 | #1,257 (1929) | #1,610 |
| 1930s | 232 | #1,356 (1935) | #1,587 |
| 1940s | 221 | #1,666 (1949) | #1,934 |
| 1950s | 296 | #1,550 (1950) | #1,963 |
| 1960s | 326 | #1,764 (1960) | #2,104 |
| 1970s | 491 | #1,535 (1976) | #1,897 |
| 1980s | 849 | #1,320 (1988) | #1,493 |
| 1990s | 1,471 | #1,040 (1997) | #1,220 |
| 2000s | 2,777 | #802 (2002) | #902 |
| 2010s | 3,108 | #756 (2017) | #871 |
| 2020s | 2,128 | #671 (2024) | #791 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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