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Bella

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Latin
Beautiful, fair, lovely one; an abbreviation of Isabel

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bella

Famous People

Writer Bella Doron

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Eddie Murphy, Daughter of David Boreanaz, Daughter of Billy Bob Thornton, Daughter of Mark Ruffalo

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #8056, 9 births); most recent 2019 (rank #12142, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #48, 5,112 births); most recent 2025 (rank #136, 2,129 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,129
2024–2,469
2023–2,559
2022–2,912
2021–3,366
2020–3,645
201954,396
2018–4,573
201764,664
2016–3,681

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #52, 1,141 births); most recent 2025 (rank #91, 515 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025515
2024619
2023687
2022642
2021730
2020792
2019958
2018969
2017974
2016950

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #375, 165 births); most recent 2023 (rank #563, 80 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202380
2022104
2021106
2020102
2019111
2018110
201792
201684
2015103
2014165

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #73, 81 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 42 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202542
202448
202371
202267
202181
202069
201978
201872
201753
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #61, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 41 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202541
202450
202352
202261
202170
202063
201976
201862
201770
201655

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #37, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #161, 11 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202511
202426
202324
202217
202136
202028
201954
201822
201740
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #67, 45 births); most recent 2023 (rank #143, 21 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202321
202231
202137
202035
201929
201838
201737
201640
201533
201428

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence