Belma vs Belle

Side-by-side comparison of Belma and Belle — 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

Belle

Girl name · Rank #1004

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Metric Belma Belle
Current Rank Unranked #1004
Total Births (all years) 640 18,976
Peak Year 1918 1915
Peak Year Births 18 407
Peak Decade 1910ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1895 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Belma Belle
1880ss — 2,648
1890ss 5 2,512
1900ss 23 2,096
1910ss 104 2,901
1920ss 101 1,545
1930ss 58 538
1940ss 26 429
1950ss 78 398
1960ss 65 261
1970ss 21 171
1980ss 8 112
1990ss 13 392
2000ss 92 1,295
2010ss 41 2,405
2020ss 5 1,273

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Belma Belle
2014 6 251
2015 — 251
2016 — 293
2017 — 339
2018 — 312
2019 5 307
2020 — 255
2021 5 240
2022 — 274
2023 — 250
2024 — 254

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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