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

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Peak · girls
2024 · 431 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,287
since 1909

Belen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Belen has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#785345—
2024#671431—
2023#842323—
2022#742390#10,8636
2021#826336—
2020#881303#12,0225
2019#849316—
2018#798341—
2017#756368#12,2465
2016#762374—
2015#927296—
2014#997266—
2013#902283—
2012#936273—
2011#913286—
2010#872305—
2009#879312—
2008#868321—
2007#853331#9,7887
2006#918288#9,5857
2005#989247#10,1516
2004#884276—
2003#894267—
2002#802292—
2001#1,001214—
2000#936229—
1999#1,143171—
1998#1,059185—
1997#1,040183#9,2655
1996#1,155157—
1995#1,156150—
1994#1,416113#7,7706
1993#1,258136#8,7005
1992#1,231141#7,4226
1991#1,463108#7,2716
1990#1,279127#6,4157
1989#1,333116—
1988#1,320109—
1987#1,45989—
1986#1,62073—
1985#1,50581—
1984#1,55073—
1983#1,44780—
1982#1,34592#4,5938
1981#1,58074—
1980#1,76662—
1979#2,14746—
1978#1,59867—
1977#2,18942—
1976#1,53566—
1975#2,06042—
1974#2,06640—
1973#1,64755—
1972#1,83246—
1971#1,85747—
1970#2,04340—
1969#2,25432—
1968#2,48225—
1967#2,01234—
1966#2,05832—
1965#2,46424—
1964#1,94737—
1963#2,13131—
1962#2,03133—
1961#1,89337—
1960#1,76441—
1959#2,19127—
1958#2,37623—
1957#1,78437—
1956#2,38922—
1955#1,73336—
1954#2,18624—
1953#1,78331—
1952#2,02325—
1951#1,61135—
1950#1,55036—
1949#1,66632—
1948#2,07022—
1947#1,75230—
1946#1,77126—
1945#2,45813—
1944#2,09617—
1943#1,79123—
1942#1,86021—
1941#2,19015—
1940#1,68222—
1939#1,63822—
1938#1,70321—
1937#1,58023—
1936#1,50724—
1935#1,35629—
1934#1,77119—
1933#1,47025—
1932#1,59723—
1931#1,50225—
1930#1,74821—
1929#1,25735—
1928#1,46929—
1927#1,72824—
1926#1,32535—
1925#1,53529—
1924#1,61228—
1923#1,78223—
1922#1,95720—
1921#1,72325—
1920#1,70824—
1919#1,74522—
1918#2,02918—
1917#2,31614—
1916#2,13315—
1915#3,4347—
1914#3,1886—
1913#1,88311—
1912#2,1448—
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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 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedNHWashington: #738 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,592 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMNIllinois: #745 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,592 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMINew York: #699 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedIAIndiana: #752 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,516 girlsINOhio: #699 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,402 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #580 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #448 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsCAUtah: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #853 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,359 girlsVAMaryland: #380 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedDEArizona: #593 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedARTennessee: #910 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,508 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #533 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #856 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,839 girlsALGeorgia: #610 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,694 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Belen, so not publishedHITexas: #522 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,504 girlsTXFlorida: #590 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#380 · 1 in 1,476
  2. California#448 · 1 in 2,200
  3. Texas#522 · 1 in 2,504
  4. North Carolina#533 · 1 in 2,394
  5. New Jersey#580 · 1 in 2,624

Best ever in a state: #113 in Arizona, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#380151 in 1,476
California#448791 in 2,200
Texas#522651 in 2,504
North Carolina#533191 in 2,394
New Jersey#580141 in 2,624
Florida#590301 in 2,871
Arizona#593111 in 2,568
Georgia#610171 in 2,694
Utah#68351 in 3,225
New York#699231 in 3,481
Ohio#699141 in 3,402
Washington#73881 in 3,592
Illinois#745131 in 3,592
Indiana#75281 in 3,516
Virginia#85381 in 4,359
Alabama#85651 in 3,839
Tennessee#91071 in 4,508
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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.

See more about Belen
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 114 spots since 2024 (#671 → #785)
  • 96 spots since 2020 (#881 → #785)
  • 142 spots since 2015 (#927 → #785)
  • Biggest jump: 207 spots in 2000 (#1,143 → #936)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2025 (#671 → #785)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s8#1,607 (1909)#1,607
1910s108#1,745 (1919)#2,312
1920s272#1,257 (1929)#1,610
1930s232#1,356 (1935)#1,587
1940s221#1,666 (1949)#1,934
1950s296#1,550 (1950)#1,963
1960s326#1,764 (1960)#2,104
1970s491#1,535 (1976)#1,897
1980s849#1,320 (1988)#1,493
1990s1,471#1,040 (1997)#1,220
2000s2,777#802 (2002)#902
2010s3,108#756 (2017)#871
2020s2,128#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.

Belen in 2022

girls
#742
390 births · 1 in 4,205 girls
boys
#10,863
6 births · 1 in 291,001 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #742Belen390

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #10,863Belen6
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 4,205 of them was named Belen, which outranked 95.8% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belen
  1. #739Emmie394
  2. #740Savanna391
  3. #740Violeta391
  4. #742Belen390
  5. #742Arlet390
  6. #744Monica389
  7. #745Alena388
  8. #745Aya388

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 291,001 of them was named Belen, which outranked 24.2% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belen
  1. #9,823Zy7
  2. #9,823Zyiel7
  3. #9,823Zymire7
  4. #10,863Belen6
  5. #10,863Aadan6
  6. #10,863Aagam6
  7. #10,863Aahaan6
  8. #12,330Aadav5
  9. #12,330Aadhavan5
  10. #12,330Aadhrit5

Tied with 1,466 names at #10,863; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2022 →