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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2021
- 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
- Nevada#32 · 1 in 199
- Hawaii#36 · 1 in 161
- Florida#49 · 1 in 320
- California#52 · 1 in 348
- Mississippi#53 · 1 in 265
Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #32 | 49 | 1 in 199 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 15 | 1 in 161 |
| Florida | #49 | 261 | 1 in 320 |
| California | #52 | 502 | 1 in 348 |
| Maryland | #53 | 75 | 1 in 295 |
| Mississippi | #53 | 37 | 1 in 265 |
| New Jersey | #55 | 118 | 1 in 309 |
| Georgia | #56 | 134 | 1 in 338 |
| New York | #58 | 220 | 1 in 369 |
| Texas | #64 | 363 | 1 in 428 |
| West Virginia | #65 | 21 | 1 in 261 |
| New Mexico | #67 | 18 | 1 in 278 |
| Connecticut | #68 | 39 | 1 in 308 |
| Illinois | #72 | 127 | 1 in 381 |
| Arizona | #73 | 66 | 1 in 420 |
| Louisiana | #75 | 52 | 1 in 358 |
| North Carolina | #78 | 111 | 1 in 406 |
| Massachusetts | #79 | 69 | 1 in 360 |
| Washington | #79 | 73 | 1 in 404 |
| Tennessee | #82 | 76 | 1 in 411 |
| Vermont | #85 | 5 | 1 in 201 |
| District of Columbia | #86 | 10 | 1 in 277 |
| Oklahoma | #87 | 39 | 1 in 381 |
| Alabama | #92 | 44 | 1 in 434 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 104 | 1 in 469 |
| Virginia | #98 | 73 | 1 in 474 |
| South Carolina | #102 | 39 | 1 in 454 |
| Michigan | #104 | 79 | 1 in 485 |
| Arkansas | #105 | 26 | 1 in 418 |
| Colorado | #107 | 47 | 1 in 471 |
| New Hampshire | #107 | 11 | 1 in 337 |
| Wisconsin | #107 | 44 | 1 in 488 |
| Iowa | #108 | 26 | 1 in 450 |
| Indiana | #117 | 55 | 1 in 516 |
| Ohio | #118 | 84 | 1 in 579 |
| Minnesota | #120 | 44 | 1 in 506 |
| Kentucky | #123 | 33 | 1 in 516 |
| Rhode Island | #124 | 7 | 1 in 388 |
| Oregon | #127 | 27 | 1 in 509 |
| Montana | #128 | 8 | 1 in 329 |
| Missouri | #133 | 44 | 1 in 562 |
| Kansas | #151 | 21 | 1 in 551 |
| Maine | #151 | 7 | 1 in 453 |
| Nebraska | #161 | 14 | 1 in 519 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 466 |
| Delaware | #170 | 5 | 1 in 473 |
| Idaho | #191 | 10 | 1 in 643 |
| Utah | #200 | 21 | 1 in 806 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
130 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #48 (5,136 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 2009–2022
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1931
Share of babies · girls
1 in 346
- Highest: 1 in 346 girls born in 2010 were named Bella (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 755 girls born in 2025 (0.13%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2021
girls
#73
3,369 births · 1 in 487 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 487 of them was named Bella, which outranked 99.6% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.