Girls' name · since 1989
Belky
Belky has 171 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Belky since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Belky has 171 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #21,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belky ranks #21,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Belky's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Belky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belky's full recorded timeline at 2018, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belky popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Belky by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Belky's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Belky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (43% of all-time use).
Belky by state
Where Belky concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 5.8% |
17 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Belky's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Belkys (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Belky 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.