Girls' name · since 1880
Bella
Bella has 83,721 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,721
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
83,721 babies have been named Bella since 1880, making it today's #136 girls' name.
Bella has 83,721 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #136 as of the latest data, more common than 99.2% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #136 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 83,721 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bella ranks #429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #136 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 83,721 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,721
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bella's 83,721 recorded births place it above 99.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bella compares
83,721 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 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
Bella's all-time total is 223x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83,721 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,136 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bella's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 13 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 5,136, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bella popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 5,136
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bella popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 2008 (Bella as boys' name)
Bella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43,218 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Bella's strongest decade.
43,218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Bella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 242
1880s
242 births
- 1890s 431
1890s
431 births
- 1900s 555
1900s
555 births
- 1910s 1,576
1910s
1,576 births
- 1920s 1,349
1920s
1,349 births
- 1930s 363
1930s
363 births
- 1940s 235
1940s
235 births
- 1950s 305
1950s
305 births
- 1960s 227
1960s
227 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 195
1980s
195 births
- 1990s 854
1990s
854 births
- 2000s 16,828
2000s
16,828 births
- 2010s
2010s
43,218 births
- 2020s 17,107
2020s
17,107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43,218 births (52% of all-time use).
How Bella 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 Bella's total volume
Bella by state
Where Bella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13,218 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,127 | 9.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,089 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,470 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,144 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,642 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,375 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 2,372 | 2.8% |
13,218 of 83,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bella appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bella's data
- Bella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43,218 total births) through the 2020s (17,107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bellas (13,218 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 Bella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Bella 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.