Recorded 2014–2023 Unisex name Peak 2018 72 births

Believe — unisex name

72 babies named Believe in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s482020s24
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Believe was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

13 babies were named Believe in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Believe

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Believe between 2014 and 2023, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Believe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Believe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 32 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Believe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Believe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Believe 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 72 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.

Believe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

72

Since 2014

10 years of records

Peak year

2018

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2014

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2023

Believe popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2014

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
13
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 20232022202020192018201720162014 5

Believe popularity over time — boys

32 total births recorded since 2019 (Believe as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
4.555.566.577.5 20232022202120202019 7

Believe by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 67% of Believe's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Believe?
72 babies have been named Believe since 2014. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 13 births.
When was Believe most popular?
Believe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Believe a unisex name?
Yes, Believe is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 72 births, and as a boy's name it has 32 births.
How long has the name Believe been used?
Believe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 10 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Believe?
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.

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, 2014–2023 (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.