Girls' name · since 1951
Belem
Belem has 296 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
296 girls have been named Belem since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belem has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2019.
- #16,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belem ranks #16,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Belem's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Belem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belem's full recorded timeline at 1998, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Belem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Belem's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Belem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (36% of all-time use).
Belem by state
Where Belem concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 6.8% |
35 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Belem's data
- Belem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2010s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Belems (35 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Belem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1951–2019 (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 Belem 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.