Bella
#136 for girls in 2025, 2,129 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2010 · 5,136 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 83,721since 1880
Bella over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #136 | 2,129 | — | |
| 2024 | #109 | 2,479 | — | |
| 2023 | #104 | 2,566 | — | |
| 2022 | #85 | 2,915 | — | |
| 2021 | #73 | 3,369 | — | |
| 2020 | #63 | 3,649 | — | |
| 2019 | #50 | 4,399 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #48 | 4,578 | — | |
| 2017 | #50 | 4,667 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #78 | 3,685 | — | |
| 2015 | #74 | 3,814 | — | |
| 2014 | #70 | 4,107 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #58 | 4,190 | — | |
| 2012 | #54 | 4,362 | — | |
| 2011 | #60 | 4,280 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #48 | 5,136 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #58 | 4,540 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #122 | 2,788 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #157 | 2,260 | — | |
| 2006 | #181 | 1,959 | — | |
| 2005 | #208 | 1,664 | — | |
| 2004 | #260 | 1,240 | — | |
| 2003 | #317 | 974 | — | |
| 2002 | #426 | 683 | — | |
| 2001 | #609 | 413 | — | |
| 2000 | #749 | 307 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,085 | 185 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,190 | 156 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,656 | 95 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,964 | 72 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,482 | 107 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,862 | 76 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,533 | 49 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,974 | 39 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,593 | 47 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,565 | 28 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,354 | 32 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,538 | 24 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,148 | 16 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,872 | 34 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,987 | 28 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,491 | 43 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,805 | 29 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,858 | 26 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,345 | 29 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,035 | 45 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,158 | 37 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,032 | 47 | — | |
| 1931 | #984 | 50 | — | |
| 1930 | #909 | 64 | — | |
| 1929 | #764 | 83 | — | |
| 1928 | #845 | 73 | — | |
| 1927 | #761 | 90 | — | |
| 1926 | #702 | 106 | — | |
| 1925 | #635 | 133 | — | |
| 1924 | #648 | 134 | — | |
| 1923 | #549 | 172 | — | |
| 1922 | #527 | 178 | — | |
| 1921 | #509 | 192 | — | |
| 1920 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1919 | #458 | 211 | — | |
| 1918 | #428 | 238 | — | |
| 1917 | #439 | 215 | — | |
| 1916 | #438 | 207 | — | |
| 1915 | #485 | 160 | — | |
| 1914 | #443 | 152 | — | |
| 1913 | #441 | 125 | — | |
| 1912 | #442 | 113 | — | |
| 1911 | #450 | 82 | — | |
| 1910 | #466 | 73 | — | |
| 1909 | #426 | 75 | — | |
| 1908 | #448 | 65 | — | |
| 1907 | #462 | 60 | — | |
| 1906 | #463 | 54 | — | |
| 1905 | #473 | 52 | — | |
| 1904 | #500 | 43 | — | |
| 1903 | #482 | 44 | — | |
| 1902 | #425 | 53 | — | |
| 1901 | #509 | 36 | — | |
| 1900 | #388 | 73 | — | |
| 1899 | #396 | 53 | — | |
| 1898 | #491 | 39 | — | |
| 1897 | #440 | 44 | — | |
| 1896 | #440 | 43 | — | |
| 1895 | #465 | 39 | — | |
| 1894 | #475 | 35 | — | |
| 1893 | #394 | 46 | — | |
| 1892 | #365 | 53 | — | |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 | — | |
| 1890 | #384 | 42 | — | |
| 1889 | #398 | 37 | — | |
| 1888 | #443 | 31 | — | |
| 1887 | #435 | 26 | — | |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | — | |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | — | |
| 1884 | #358 | 31 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bella was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.
Where Bella is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#25 · 1 in 169
- Arizona#27 · 1 in 216
- Alaska#28 · 1 in 130
- Idaho#29 · 1 in 178
- Montana#34 · 1 in 155
Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #25 | 70 | 1 in 169 |
| Arizona | #27 | 155 | 1 in 216 |
| Alaska | #28 | 18 | 1 in 130 |
| Idaho | #29 | 38 | 1 in 178 |
| Montana | #34 | 19 | 1 in 155 |
| West Virginia | #35 | 37 | 1 in 184 |
| Colorado | #36 | 103 | 1 in 231 |
| Hawaii | #40 | 18 | 1 in 187 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 69 | 1 in 250 |
| Nevada | #41 | 51 | 1 in 225 |
| New Mexico | #42 | 36 | 1 in 223 |
| North Dakota | #43 | 15 | 1 in 175 |
| Oregon | #48 | 58 | 1 in 270 |
| Iowa | #49 | 52 | 1 in 254 |
| California | #51 | 701 | 1 in 311 |
| Indiana | #51 | 102 | 1 in 311 |
| Wyoming | #52 | 8 | 1 in 163 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 76 | 1 in 254 |
| Missouri | #54 | 103 | 1 in 272 |
| Tennessee | #54 | 103 | 1 in 296 |
| Kansas | #56 | 47 | 1 in 293 |
| Texas | #56 | 495 | 1 in 337 |
| New Hampshire | #58 | 18 | 1 in 219 |
| Washington | #58 | 99 | 1 in 317 |
| Mississippi | #59 | 40 | 1 in 294 |
| Florida | #61 | 236 | 1 in 349 |
| Maine | #61 | 17 | 1 in 232 |
| Minnesota | #61 | 82 | 1 in 302 |
| Utah | #61 | 65 | 1 in 293 |
| Nebraska | #64 | 28 | 1 in 293 |
| Louisiana | #65 | 66 | 1 in 313 |
| North Carolina | #65 | 136 | 1 in 341 |
| Pennsylvania | #65 | 162 | 1 in 337 |
| Wisconsin | #66 | 74 | 1 in 331 |
| Alabama | #67 | 64 | 1 in 313 |
| South Carolina | #67 | 58 | 1 in 320 |
| Vermont | #67 | 7 | 1 in 182 |
| Ohio | #70 | 150 | 1 in 363 |
| Rhode Island | #71 | 12 | 1 in 256 |
| Michigan | #73 | 119 | 1 in 359 |
| Massachusetts | #78 | 72 | 1 in 365 |
| South Dakota | #80 | 12 | 1 in 253 |
| Georgia | #90 | 116 | 1 in 437 |
| Connecticut | #104 | 29 | 1 in 435 |
| Illinois | #105 | 132 | 1 in 479 |
| New York | #107 | 168 | 1 in 564 |
| Maryland | #113 | 52 | 1 in 475 |
| New Jersey | #114 | 75 | 1 in 511 |
| Virginia | #126 | 65 | 1 in 565 |
| District of Columbia | #153 | 7 | 1 in 429 |
| Delaware | #186 | 5 | 1 in 549 |
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 Bella
- 27 spots since 2024 (#109 → #136)
- 73 spots since 2020 (#63 → #136)
- 62 spots since 2015 (#74 → #136)
- Biggest jump: 336 spots in 2000 (#1,085 → #749)
- Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1930 (#764 → #909)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #48 (5,136 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 2009–2022
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1931
- Highest: 1 in 346 girls born in 2010 were named Bella (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 755 girls born in 2025 (0.13%)
- 51.6% of all girls named Bella (43,218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 242 | #325 (1881) | #422 |
| 1890s | 431 | #365 (1892) | #425 |
| 1900s | 555 | #388 (1900) | #458 |
| 1910s | 1,576 | #428 (1918) | #449 |
| 1920s | 1,349 | #504 (1920) | #644 |
| 1930s | 363 | #909 (1930) | #1,295 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,413 (1947) | #1,898 |
| 1950s | 305 | #1,491 (1953) | #1,929 |
| 1960s | 227 | #1,993 (1965) | #2,663 |
| 1970s | 236 | #2,354 (1970) | #3,109 |
| 1980s | 195 | #3,555 (1983) | #4,132 |
| 1990s | 854 | #1,085 (1999) | #2,105 |
| 2000s | 16,828 | #58 (2009) | #309 |
| 2010s | 43,218 | #48 (2010) | #59 |
| 2020s | 17,107 | #63 (2020) | #95 |
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.
Bella in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 405 of them was named Bella, which outranked 99.7% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 396,715 of them was named Bella, which outranked 14.1% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,049 names at #12,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.