Belma vs Bella

Side-by-side comparison of Belma and Bella — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Belma

Girl name

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Name B

Bella

Girl name · Rank #109

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Metric Belma Bella
Current Rank Unranked #109
Total Births (all years) 640 81,537
Peak Year 1918 2010
Peak Year Births 18 5,135
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1895 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Belma Bella
1880ss — 242
1890ss 5 431
1900ss 23 555
1910ss 104 1,576
1920ss 101 1,349
1930ss 58 363
1940ss 26 235
1950ss 78 305
1960ss 65 227
1970ss 21 236
1980ss 8 194
1990ss 13 854
2000ss 92 16,828
2010ss 41 43,191
2020ss 5 14,951

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Belma Bella
2014 6 4,102
2015 — 3,812
2016 — 3,681
2017 — 4,664
2018 — 4,573
2019 5 4,396
2020 — 3,645
2021 5 3,366
2022 — 2,912
2023 — 2,559
2024 — 2,469

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1895–2021.

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