US rank #5235 Girls' name Peak 2009 435 births

Belladonna — #5235 US girls' name

435 babies named Belladonna in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1142010s2072020s114
#5235
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Belladonna was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

31 babies were named Belladonna in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belladonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Belladonna between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Belladonna currently holds the #5235 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belladonna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Belladonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belladonna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belladonna 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 435 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.

Belladonna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

435

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,235

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Belladonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
31
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620022001 8

Belladonna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
207 births that decade — 48% of Belladonna's all-time total
2000s1142010s2072020s114

Belladonna by state

Where Belladonna concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belladonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 4.1%
California share of Belladonna's total US births 4.1%

18 of 435 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belladonna?
435 babies have been named Belladonna since 2001. It currently ranks #5235 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 31 births.
When was Belladonna most popular?
Belladonna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Belladonna most popular?
The top states for the name Belladonna are California (18 births).
How long has the name Belladonna been used?
Belladonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Belladonna?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.