Total births
85
Girls' name · since 2003
Belize
Belize has 85 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12856
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
85 babies have been named Belize since 2003, making it today's #12856 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Belize recorded 85 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #12856 nationally today, ahead of 27% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #12856 among girls today
- 85 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Belize is currently the #12856 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 85 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12856
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Belize vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12856
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Belize was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
9 babies were named Belize in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Belize compares
85 22nd percentile among 17,726 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
Belize's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Belize | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Belize's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Belize splits its recorded history at 2018: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Belize at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#12,856
Active since
2003
Belize popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Belize by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Belize's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Belize births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 40 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Belize? ▼
Belize has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12856 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Belize most popular? ▼
Belize was most popular in the 2020s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Belize been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Belize since 2003 -- 23 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Belize? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Belize
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Belle Girl
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Belen Girl
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Belva Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Belize: #12856 Girls' Name - 85 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/belize. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Belize 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 July 2026.