Unisex name · since 1913
Bela
810 babies named Bela in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
810 babies have been named Bela since 1913, making it today's #5751 unisex name.
Bela has 810 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5751 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #8,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,751 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 810 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bela ranks #8,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,751 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 810 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bela's 810 recorded births place it above 88.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bela compares
810 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bela's all-time total is 115% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 810 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bela splits its recorded history at 2006: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Bela popularity over time - boys
485 total births recorded since 1912 (Bela as boys' name)
Bela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (291 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Bela's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Bela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
291 births
- 2020s
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 291 births (36% of all-time use).
How Bela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bela's total volume
Bela by state
Where Bela concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
102 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Bela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (291 total births) through the 2020s (168) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Belas (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.