Girls' name · peaked in 2010
Bella name popularity since 1925
80,098 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bella. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Bella is about 12 years old in 2026. Bella peaked in 2010 as the #48 name for girls, and it ranked #136 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 80,098
- Named Bella, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #136
- for girls in 2025 (2,129 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 80,053 girls · 45 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Bella made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Bella births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Bella both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Bella became 6.5× more common, from 1 in 9,590 baby girls to 1 in 1,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 382 to 1 in 654.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bella's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bella.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bella in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 485 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 363 | 0 | #1,382 |
| 1940s | 235 | 0 | #2,476 |
| 1950s | 305 | 0 | #1,599 |
| 1960s | 227 | 0 | #1,997 |
| 1970s | 236 | 0 | #2,618 |
| 1980s | 195 | 0 | #3,631 |
| 1990s | 854 | 0 | #1,483 |
| 2000s | 16,828 | 10 | #208 |
| 2010s | 43,218 | 35 | #74 |
| 2020–25 | 17,107 | 0 | #136 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
58.1% of babies named Bella from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Bella is most popular
The index compares Bella's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Bella.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.49× | 983 |
| Arizona | 2.00× | 2,053 |
| Florida | 1.92× | 5,470 |
| California | 1.58× | 13,213 |
| Texas | 1.31× | 8,127 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bella's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bella.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bella (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data