Recorded 1914–1929 Girls' name Peak 1919 75 births

Belmira — girls' name

75 babies named Belmira in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s50
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Belmira was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Belmira in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belmira

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Belmira between 1914 and 1929, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Belmira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belmira performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Belmira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belmira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belmira 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 75 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.

Belmira at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

75

Since 1914

16 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1914

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1929

Belmira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1914

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 192919281927192619231922192119201919191819171914 5

Belmira by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 67% of Belmira's all-time total
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Belmira by state

Where Belmira concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belmira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
34 45.3%
Massachusetts share of Belmira's total US births 45.3%

34 of 75 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belmira?
75 babies have been named Belmira since 1914. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Belmira most popular?
Belmira was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Belmira most popular?
The top states for the name Belmira are Massachusetts (34 births).
How long has the name Belmira been used?
Belmira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 16 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Belmira?
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.

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, 1914–1929 (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.