Girls' name · since 2008
Bellatrix
355 babies named Bellatrix in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,745 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bellatrix currently ranks #4745 among girls' names in America, with 355 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Bellatrix recorded 355 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #4745 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #14,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,745 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bellatrix ranks #14,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,745 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 355 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,745 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bellatrix's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bellatrix compares
355 48th percentile among 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
Bellatrix's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bellatrix | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bellatrix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bellatrix's full recorded timeline at 2017, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bellatrix popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Bellatrix by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (184 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Bellatrix's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Bellatrix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 184 births (52% of all-time use).
Bellatrix by state
Where Bellatrix concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Bellatrixs (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bellatrix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Bellatrix 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.