Is Bella a boy or girl name?
Bella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,469 girls and 0 boys were named Bella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 81,582 US babies named Bella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #109
- Babies named Bella since 1880
- 81,582
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 5,143 babies
Boys and girls named Bella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 431 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 555 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,576 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,349 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 363 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 227 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 194 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 854 | 100% |
| 2000s | 10 | 16,828 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 35 | 43,191 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 14,951 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,469 | #109 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,559 | #106 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,912 | #85 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 3,366 | #73 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 3,645 | #63 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,383 | 4,396 | #50 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 4,573 | #48 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,944 | 4,664 | #50 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 3,681 | #78 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 3,812 | #74 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,754 | 4,102 | #70 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 4,189 | #58 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 4,361 | #54 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,153 | 4,278 | #60 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,897 | 5,135 | #48 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,702 | 4,539 | #58 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,757 | 2,789 | #122 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,260 | #157 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,959 | #181 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,664 | #208 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,240 | #260 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 974 | #317 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 683 | #426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 413 | #609 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 307 | #749 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,085 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,191 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,658 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,966 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,483 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,866 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,537 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,596 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,723 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,070 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,331 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,301 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,747 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,631 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,009 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,562 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,661 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,019 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,341 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,250 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,789 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,007 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,689 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,619 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,440 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,568 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,288 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,175 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,358 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,206 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,545 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,215 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,156 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,997 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,754 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,630 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,469 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,613 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,104 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,347 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,875 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,281 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,197 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,599 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,990 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,493 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,613 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,806 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,126 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,739 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,862 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,414 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,923 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,476 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,212 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,263 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,810 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,505 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,851 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,515 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,788 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,347 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,035 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,161 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,032 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 50 | #985 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 64 | #909 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 83 | #766 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 73 | #846 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 90 | #762 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 106 | #703 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 133 | #635 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 134 | #648 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 172 | #549 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 178 | #528 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 192 | #509 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 188 | #506 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 211 | #458 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 238 | #428 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 215 | #439 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 207 | #438 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 160 | #485 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 152 | #443 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 125 | #442 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 113 | #442 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 82 | #450 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 73 | #467 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 75 | #427 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 65 | #449 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 60 | #463 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 54 | #463 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 52 | #473 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 43 | #500 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 44 | #482 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 53 | #426 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 36 | #509 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 73 | #389 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 53 | #398 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 39 | #493 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 44 | #443 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 43 | #441 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 39 | #465 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 35 | #476 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 46 | #395 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 53 | #365 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 37 | #405 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 42 | #385 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 37 | #398 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 31 | #443 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 26 | #436 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 22 | #460 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 25 | #414 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 31 | #358 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 17 | #465 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 16 | #459 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 24 | #325 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #469 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bella reached #8,153 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #48 in 2010. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bella
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.