Is Belle a boy or girl name?
Belle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 254 girls and 0 boys were named Belle, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 18,976 US babies named Belle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,005
- Babies named Belle since 1880
- 18,976
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 407 babies
Boys and girls named Belle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,648 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,512 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,096 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,901 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,545 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 538 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 429 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 398 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 261 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 171 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,295 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,405 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,273 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,005 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,012 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 274 | #970 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,051 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 307 | #873 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 312 | #870 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 339 | #806 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 293 | #935 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,050 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,033 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,255 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,408 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,527 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,457 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,649 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,396 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,581 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,506 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,406 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,415 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,757 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,633 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,672 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,159 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,530 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,126 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,202 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,227 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,884 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,227 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,073 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,423 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,503 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,116 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,507 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,954 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,667 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,017 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,238 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,128 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,735 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,284 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,945 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,675 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,699 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,448 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,923 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,161 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,220 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,407 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,801 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,592 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,066 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,216 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,947 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,472 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,073 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,254 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,168 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,038 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,928 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,951 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,736 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,682 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,972 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,942 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,540 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,413 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,439 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,314 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,476 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,211 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,346 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,361 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,339 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,262 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,125 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,181 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,102 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,315 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,107 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,079 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,049 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,083 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,005 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 50 | #975 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 55 | #916 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 68 | #830 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 62 | #871 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 82 | #775 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 96 | #716 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 93 | #736 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 120 | #657 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 116 | #673 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 140 | #619 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 162 | #574 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 177 | #533 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 187 | #510 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 219 | #464 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 235 | #436 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 252 | #408 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 285 | #387 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 314 | #352 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 334 | #335 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 407 | #288 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 353 | #276 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 273 | #287 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 279 | #267 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 211 | #267 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 193 | #281 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 201 | #251 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 187 | #255 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 196 | #239 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 191 | #229 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 205 | #216 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 205 | #211 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 200 | #210 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 212 | #201 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 208 | #197 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 291 | #181 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 180 | #207 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 257 | #183 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 212 | #186 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 238 | #176 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 283 | #155 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 249 | #164 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 284 | #145 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 265 | #150 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 240 | #145 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 304 | #127 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 265 | #135 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 317 | #115 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 272 | #111 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 270 | #115 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 255 | #108 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 286 | #100 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 262 | #98 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 264 | #98 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 219 | #97 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 238 | #90 |
Highest rank
Belle has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #90 in 1880. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Belle
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.