Girls' name · since 1909
Belia
Belia has 2,058 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,058
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Belia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,058 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belia has been recorded 2,058 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2023.
- #4,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,058 born since 1909
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belia ranks #4,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,058 born since 1909, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,058
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Belia's 2,058 recorded births place it above 93.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Belia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belia's full recorded timeline at 1964, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2023
- Peak year (1931)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Belia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (360 births, 17% of the file).
1930s was Belia's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Belia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
281 births
- 1930s
1930s
360 births
- 1940s
1940s
294 births
- 1950s
1950s
331 births
- 1960s
1960s
246 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 360 births (17% of all-time use).
How Belia 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 Belia's total volume
Belia by state
Where Belia concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,178 | 57.2% |
| #2 | California | | 230 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 49 | 2.4% |
1,178 of 2,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Belia's data
- Belia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (360 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Belias (1,178 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1909–2023 (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 Belia 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.