Belle
- #1,013 for girls in 2025, 247 births
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 238 births
- Debut · girls
- 238 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,227since 1880
Belle 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,013 | 247 |
| 2024 | #1,004 | 255 |
| 2023 | #1,012 | 250 |
| 2022 | #971 | 274 |
| 2021 | #1,045 | 241 |
| 2020 | #1,000 | 255 |
| 2019 | #874 | 307 |
| 2018 | #870 | 312 |
| 2017 | #806 | 339 |
| 2016 | #935 | 293 |
| 2015 | #1,049 | 251 |
| 2014 | #1,032 | 251 |
| 2013 | #1,254 | 190 |
| 2012 | #1,408 | 163 |
| 2011 | #1,524 | 144 |
| 2010 | #1,456 | 155 |
| 2009 | #1,639 | 136 |
| 2008 | #1,395 | 170 |
| 2007 | #1,570 | 144 |
| 2006 | #1,505 | 146 |
| 2005 | #1,406 | 152 |
| 2004 | #1,413 | 147 |
| 2003 | #1,755 | 107 |
| 2002 | #1,632 | 113 |
| 2001 | #1,671 | 108 |
| 2000 | #2,158 | 74 |
| 1999 | #2,527 | 56 |
| 1998 | #2,124 | 68 |
| 1997 | #2,200 | 62 |
| 1996 | #2,372 | 55 |
| 1995 | #3,220 | 35 |
| 1994 | #2,877 | 41 |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 |
| 1969 | #2,585 | 26 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 |
| 1964 | #2,071 | 33 |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 |
| 1962 | #2,163 | 30 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,925 | 35 |
| 1959 | #1,951 | 33 |
| 1958 | #1,733 | 39 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 |
| 1955 | #1,940 | 30 |
| 1954 | #1,540 | 43 |
| 1953 | #1,410 | 48 |
| 1952 | #1,439 | 45 |
| 1951 | #1,314 | 50 |
| 1950 | #1,474 | 39 |
| 1949 | #1,210 | 56 |
| 1948 | #1,345 | 47 |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 |
| 1946 | #1,337 | 42 |
| 1945 | #1,261 | 40 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 |
| 1941 | #1,101 | 45 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 |
| 1938 | #1,079 | 44 |
| 1937 | #1,048 | 46 |
| 1936 | #1,081 | 42 |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 |
| 1934 | #973 | 50 |
| 1933 | #915 | 55 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 |
| 1931 | #871 | 62 |
| 1930 | #775 | 82 |
| 1929 | #715 | 96 |
| 1928 | #736 | 93 |
| 1927 | #657 | 120 |
| 1926 | #673 | 116 |
| 1925 | #619 | 140 |
| 1924 | #574 | 162 |
| 1923 | #533 | 177 |
| 1922 | #509 | 187 |
| 1921 | #464 | 219 |
| 1920 | #436 | 235 |
| 1919 | #407 | 252 |
| 1918 | #387 | 285 |
| 1917 | #352 | 314 |
| 1916 | #335 | 334 |
| 1915 | #288 | 407 |
| 1914 | #276 | 353 |
| 1913 | #287 | 273 |
| 1912 | #267 | 279 |
| 1911 | #267 | 211 |
| 1910 | #281 | 193 |
| 1909 | #251 | 201 |
| 1908 | #255 | 187 |
| 1907 | #239 | 196 |
| 1906 | #229 | 191 |
| 1905 | #216 | 205 |
| 1904 | #211 | 205 |
| 1903 | #210 | 200 |
| 1902 | #201 | 212 |
| 1901 | #197 | 208 |
| 1900 | #181 | 291 |
| 1899 | #207 | 180 |
| 1898 | #183 | 257 |
| 1897 | #186 | 212 |
| 1896 | #176 | 238 |
| 1895 | #155 | 283 |
| 1894 | #164 | 249 |
| 1893 | #145 | 284 |
| 1892 | #150 | 265 |
| 1891 | #145 | 240 |
| 1890 | #127 | 304 |
| 1889 | #135 | 265 |
| 1888 | #115 | 317 |
| 1887 | #111 | 272 |
| 1886 | #115 | 270 |
| 1885 | #108 | 255 |
| 1884 | #100 | 286 |
| 1883 | #97 | 262 |
| 1882 | #98 | 264 |
| 1881 | #97 | 219 |
| 1880 | #90 | 238 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Belle was already there! It came in at #90, and was given to 238 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1985–1986, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Belle 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
- Utah#605 · 1 in 2,846
- Minnesota#659 · 1 in 3,068
- Pennsylvania#689 · 1 in 3,335
- Wisconsin#700 · 1 in 3,376
- Washington#732 · 1 in 3,608
Best ever in a state: #120 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| Minnesota | #659 | 7 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Pennsylvania | #689 | 14 | 1 in 3,335 |
| Wisconsin | #700 | 6 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| California | #766 | 40 | 1 in 4,043 |
| Illinois | #797 | 11 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Arizona | #818 | 7 | 1 in 4,031 |
| New York | #829 | 19 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Michigan | #863 | 8 | 1 in 4,466 |
| Massachusetts | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Indiana | #916 | 6 | 1 in 4,651 |
| Tennessee | #983 | 6 | 1 in 5,346 |
| Florida | #1,055 | 14 | 1 in 6,197 |
| Ohio | #1,134 | 7 | 1 in 6,753 |
| Texas | #1,352 | 18 | 1 in 8,919 |
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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
- 13 spots since 2020 (#1,000 → #1,013)
- 36 spots since 2015 (#1,049 → #1,013)
- Biggest jump: 129 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 126 spots in 2020
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #90 (238 births)
- Births halved by 1926, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1880–1884
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1880–1934
Share of babies · girls
1 in 382
- Highest: 1 in 382 girls born in 1880 were named Belle (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,507 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 15.1% of all girls named Belle (2,901) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,648 | #90 (1880) | #107 |
| 1890s | 2,512 | #127 (1890) | #164 |
| 1900s | 2,096 | #181 (1900) | #219 |
| 1910s | 2,901 | #267 (1912) | #315 |
| 1920s | 1,545 | #436 (1920) | #592 |
| 1930s | 538 | #775 (1930) | #968 |
| 1940s | 429 | #1,101 (1941) | #1,289 |
| 1950s | 398 | #1,314 (1951) | #1,645 |
| 1960s | 261 | #1,925 (1960) | #2,470 |
| 1970s | 171 | #3,030 (1970) | #3,889 |
| 1980s | 112 | #4,109 (1983) | #6,606 |
| 1990s | 392 | #2,124 (1998) | #3,939 |
| 2000s | 1,297 | #1,395 (2008) | #1,614 |
| 2010s | 2,405 | #806 (2017) | #1,121 |
| 2020s | 1,522 | #971 (2022) | #1,008 |
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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