Is Bell a boy or girl name?
Bell was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 95% of the 2,618 US babies named Bell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,685
- Babies named Bell since 1880
- 2,618
- Most popular year
- 1900
- 63 babies
Boys and girls named Bell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 416 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
| 1900s | 13 | 418 | 97% |
| 1910s | 42 | 450 | 91.5% |
| 1920s | 50 | 290 | 85.3% |
| 1930s | 10 | 125 | 92.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 18 | 78.3% |
| 1970s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,685 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,350 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,373 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,406 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,345 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,814 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,074 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,211 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,120 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,954 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,295 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,124 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,451 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,614 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,942 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,800 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,830 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,336 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,535 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,131 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,888 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,340 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,753 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,072 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,933 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,489 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,894 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,808 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,151 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,884 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,919 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,300 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,029 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,470 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,409 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,624 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,748 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,424 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,547 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,311 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,956 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,691 | 7 | #3,453 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,097 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,439 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,825 | 12 | #2,507 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,772 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,708 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,007 | 17 | #2,015 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,865 | 20 | #1,907 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,815 | 21 | #1,891 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,743 | 28 | #1,547 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,380 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,444 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,468 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,819 | 28 | #1,580 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,388 | 36 | #1,304 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,860 | 42 | #1,175 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,211 | 49 | #1,027 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,766 | 50 | #1,019 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,037 | 31 | #1,312 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,006 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,078 | 47 | #970 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,950 | 35 | #1,006 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,294 | 40 | #831 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 58 | #660 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 43 | #659 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 50 | #584 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 29 | #747 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 31 | #700 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,362 | 33 | #652 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 40 | #555 |
| 1905 | 8 | #933 | 45 | #506 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 34 | #576 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 48 | #462 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 43 | #480 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 52 | #414 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 63 | #423 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 52 | #402 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 58 | #405 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 44 | #442 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 51 | #396 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 46 | #417 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 43 | #422 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 42 | #415 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 59 | #344 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 55 | #340 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 61 | #324 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 55 | #334 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 45 | #357 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 44 | #322 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 46 | #307 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 45 | #296 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 50 | #275 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 33 | #306 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 38 | #287 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 29 | #293 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 31 | #278 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bell reached #933 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #275 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1900s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Girls
Names spelled like Bell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.