US rank #16091 Girls' name Peak 2001 118 births

Belanna — #16091 US girls' name

118 babies named Belanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s632010s172020s16
#16091
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Belanna was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

21 babies were named Belanna in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Belanna between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Belanna currently holds the #16091 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Belanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 118 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Belanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,091

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Belanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
21
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620092007200119991997 7

Belanna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 53% of Belanna's all-time total
1990s222000s632010s172020s16

Belanna by state

Where Belanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.2%
California share of Belanna's total US births 4.2%

5 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belanna?
118 babies have been named Belanna since 1997. It currently ranks #16091 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 21 births.
When was Belanna most popular?
Belanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Belanna most popular?
The top states for the name Belanna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Belanna been used?
Belanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Belanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bella, Belinda, Belle, Belen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.