Bella Overview
Beautiful
Girl
Italian
Derived from the Italian and Latin word “bella,” meaning “beautiful.”
/ˈbɛlə/
Bella has captured hearts globally, especially in English-speaking and European countries. In the USA, it made the top 50 for girls in 2018, yet by 2023, it ranked 106th.
2 syllables
5 letters
5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)
Cute, Popular, Short
Beautiful, charming, graceful
Bella is often used as a nickname for Isabella, a name with religious significance as it is linked to Queen Isabella I of Castile, who funded Christopher Columbus’ voyage. The name also appears in various cultural contexts as a symbol of beauty.
February 4th
Bella Variations in Different Cultures
Isabella, Annabella, Bellina, Bellatrix, Belinda, Izabella, Mirabella, Rosabella
Belle, Ella, Bella Boo, Bibi, Bellie
Bea, Bell, Bells, Bee, B, Izzy
What Is the Meaning of Bella?
The name Bella means “beautiful.” People named Bella are often seen as charming, elegant, and kind, reflecting the name’s association with beauty and grace.
What Is the Origin of The Name Bella?
Bella has its origins in Latin and Italian. It is often used as a short form of names like Isabella, Annabella, and Arabella, gaining popularity in various cultures over the centuries.
Bella Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Bella
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 106 (-21 from 2022) | 2540 (-367 from 2022) | 0.14521 |
2022 | 85 (-12 from 2021) | 2907 (-457 from 2021) | 0.16212 |
2021 | 73 (-10 from 2020) | 3364 (-274 from 2020) | 0.18777 |
2020 | 63 (-13 from 2019) | 3638 (-753 from 2019) | 0.20581 |
2019 | 50 (-2 from 2018) | 4391 (-179 from 2018) | 0.23931 |
2018 | 48 (+2 from 2017) | 4570 (-88 from 2017) | 0.24574 |
2017 | 50 (+28 from 2016) | 4658 (+979 from 2016) | 0.24656 |
2016 | 78 (-4 from 2015) | 3679 (-131 from 2015) | 0.19004 |
2015 | 74 (-4 from 2014) | 3810 (-290 from 2014) | 0.19530 |
2014 | 70 (-12 from 2013) | 4100 (-87 from 2013) | 0.20958 |
2013 | 58 (-4 from 2012) | 4187 (-173 from 2012) | 0.21720 |
2012 | 54 (+6 from 2011) | 4360 (+84 from 2011) | 0.22480 |
2011 | 60 (-12 from 2010) | 4276 (-858 from 2010) | 0.22067 |
2010 | 48 (+10 from 2009) | 5134 (+596 from 2009) | 0.26185 |
2009 | 58 (+64 from 2008) | 4538 (+1749 from 2008) | 0.22409 |
2008 | 122 (+35 from 2007) | 2789 (+529 from 2007) | 0.13390 |
2007 | 157 (+24 from 2006) | 2260 (+302 from 2006) | 0.10678 |
2006 | 181 (+27 from 2005) | 1958 (+294 from 2005) | 0.09366 |
2005 | 208 (+52 from 2004) | 1664 (+424 from 2004) | 0.08199 |
2004 | 260 (+57 from 2003) | 1240 (+266 from 2003) | 0.06145 |
2003 | 317 (+109 from 2002) | 974 (+291 from 2002) | 0.04854 |
2002 | 426 (+183 from 2001) | 683 (+270 from 2001) | 0.03458 |
2001 | 609 (+140 from 2000) | 413 (+106 from 2000) | 0.02085 |
2000 | 749 (+336 from 1999) | 307 (+122 from 1999) | 0.01538 |
1999 | 1085 (+105 from 1998) | 185 (+29 from 1998) | 0.00950 |
1998 | 1190 (+466 from 1997) | 156 (+61 from 1997) | 0.00805 |
1997 | 1656 (+308 from 1996) | 95 (+23 from 1996) | 0.00498 |
1996 | 1964 (-473 from 1995) | 72 (-34 from 1995) | 0.00376 |
1995 | 1491 (+369 from 1994) | 106 (+30 from 1994) | 0.00552 |
1994 | 1860 (+629 from 1993) | 76 (+26 from 1993) | 0.00390 |
1993 | 2489 (+485 from 1992) | 50 (+11 from 1992) | 0.00254 |
1992 | 2974 (-381 from 1991) | 39 (-8 from 1991) | 0.00195 |
1991 | 2593 (+1119 from 1990) | 47 (+19 from 1990) | 0.00231 |
1990 | 3712 (+1336 from 1989) | 28 (+11 from 1989) | 0.00136 |
1989 | 5048 (-740 from 1988) | 17 (-3 from 1988) | 0.00085 |
1988 | 4308 (-25 from 1987) | 20 (+1 from 1987) | 0.00104 |
1987 | 4283 (+440 from 1986) | 19 (+3 from 1986) | 0.00101 |
1986 | 4723 (-1103 from 1985) | 16 (-7 from 1985) | 0.00087 |
1985 | 3620 (+370 from 1984) | 23 (+4 from 1984) | 0.00125 |
1984 | 3990 (-437 from 1983) | 19 (-3 from 1983) | 0.00105 |
1983 | 3553 (+94 from 1982) | 22 No change from 1982 | 0.00123 |
1982 | 3647 (+358 from 1981) | 22 (+3 from 1981) | 0.00121 |
1981 | 4005 (+322 from 1980) | 19 (+2 from 1980) | 0.00106 |
1980 | 4327 (-1090 from 1979) | 17 (-8 from 1979) | 0.00095 |
1979 | 3237 (+540 from 1978) | 25 (+6 from 1978) | 0.00145 |
1978 | 3777 (-775 from 1977) | 19 (-7 from 1977) | 0.00116 |
1977 | 3002 (+676 from 1976) | 26 (+8 from 1976) | 0.00158 |
1976 | 3678 (-1067 from 1975) | 18 (-11 from 1975) | 0.00115 |
1975 | 2611 (+817 from 1974) | 29 (+10 from 1974) | 0.00186 |
1974 | 3428 (-863 from 1973) | 19 (-9 from 1973) | 0.00121 |
1973 | 2565 (+711 from 1972) | 28 (+9 from 1972) | 0.00180 |
1972 | 3276 (-110 from 1971) | 19 (-2 from 1971) | 0.00118 |
1971 | 3166 (-812 from 1970) | 21 (-11 from 1970) | 0.00120 |
1970 | 2354 (+843 from 1969) | 32 (+14 from 1969) | 0.00175 |
1969 | 3197 (-659 from 1968) | 18 (-6 from 1968) | 0.00102 |
1968 | 2538 (+672 from 1967) | 24 (+8 from 1967) | 0.00140 |
1967 | 3210 (-61 from 1966) | 16 No change from 1966 | 0.00093 |
1966 | 3149 (-1156 from 1965) | 16 (-18 from 1965) | 0.00091 |
1965 | 1993 (+759 from 1964) | 34 (+13 from 1964) | 0.00186 |
1964 | 2752 (-132 from 1963) | 21 (-1 from 1963) | 0.00107 |
1963 | 2620 (-157 from 1962) | 22 (-2 from 1962) | 0.00111 |
1962 | 2463 (+145 from 1961) | 24 (+2 from 1961) | 0.00118 |
1961 | 2608 (-510 from 1960) | 22 (-8 from 1960) | 0.00106 |
1960 | 2098 (+241 from 1959) | 30 (+6 from 1959) | 0.00144 |
1959 | 2339 (-468 from 1958) | 24 (-10 from 1958) | 0.00115 |
1958 | 1871 (+406 from 1957) | 34 (+10 from 1957) | 0.00165 |
1957 | 2277 (-83 from 1956) | 24 (-1 from 1956) | 0.00114 |
1956 | 2194 (-597 from 1955) | 25 (-16 from 1955) | 0.00121 |
1955 | 1597 (+390 from 1954) | 41 (+13 from 1954) | 0.00204 |
1954 | 1987 (-496 from 1953) | 28 (-15 from 1953) | 0.00141 |
1953 | 1491 (+119 from 1952) | 43 (+7 from 1952) | 0.00223 |
1952 | 1610 (+195 from 1951) | 36 (+7 from 1951) | 0.00189 |
1951 | 1805 (+315 from 1950) | 29 (+8 from 1950) | 0.00157 |
1950 | 2120 (-384 from 1949) | 21 (-9 from 1949) | 0.00119 |
1949 | 1736 (+122 from 1948) | 30 (+4 from 1948) | 0.00171 |
1948 | 1858 (-445 from 1947) | 26 (-17 from 1947) | 0.00149 |
1947 | 1413 (+506 from 1946) | 43 (+20 from 1946) | 0.00237 |
1946 | 1919 (+539 from 1945) | 23 (+10 from 1945) | 0.00143 |
1945 | 2458 (-259 from 1944) | 13 (-3 from 1944) | 0.00097 |
1944 | 2199 (+52 from 1943) | 16 No change from 1943 | 0.00117 |
1943 | 2251 (-447 from 1942) | 16 (-6 from 1942) | 0.00111 |
1942 | 1804 (-303 from 1941) | 22 (-5 from 1941) | 0.00158 |
1941 | 1501 (+344 from 1940) | 27 (+8 from 1940) | 0.00217 |
1940 | 1845 (-331 from 1939) | 19 (-6 from 1939) | 0.00161 |
1939 | 1514 (+291 from 1938) | 25 (+6 from 1938) | 0.00220 |
1938 | 1805 (-21 from 1937) | 19 No change from 1937 | 0.00166 |
1937 | 1784 (-439 from 1936) | 19 (-10 from 1936) | 0.00172 |
1936 | 1345 (+36 from 1935) | 29 (+1 from 1935) | 0.00269 |
1935 | 1381 (-346 from 1934) | 28 (-17 from 1934) | 0.00258 |
1934 | 1035 (+123 from 1933) | 45 (+8 from 1933) | 0.00416 |
1933 | 1158 (-126 from 1932) | 37 (-10 from 1932) | 0.00354 |
1932 | 1032 (-48 from 1931) | 47 (-3 from 1931) | 0.00425 |
1931 | 984 (-75 from 1930) | 50 (-14 from 1930) | 0.00453 |
1930 | 909 (-145 from 1929) | 64 (-19 from 1929) | 0.00549 |
1929 | 764 (+81 from 1928) | 83 (+10 from 1928) | 0.00717 |
1928 | 845 (-84 from 1927) | 73 (-17 from 1927) | 0.00611 |
1927 | 761 (-59 from 1926) | 90 (-16 from 1926) | 0.00728 |
1926 | 702 (-67 from 1925) | 106 (-27 from 1925) | 0.00862 |
1925 | 635 (+13 from 1924) | 133 (-1 from 1924) | 0.01053 |
1924 | 648 (-99 from 1923) | 134 (-38 from 1923) | 0.01034 |
1923 | 549 (-22 from 1922) | 172 (-6 from 1922) | 0.01373 |
1922 | 527 (-18 from 1921) | 178 (-14 from 1921) | 0.01427 |
1921 | 509 (-5 from 1920) | 192 (+4 from 1920) | 0.01500 |
1920 | 504 (-46 from 1919) | 188 (-23 from 1919) | 0.01511 |
1919 | 458 (-30 from 1918) | 211 (-27 from 1918) | 0.01796 |
1918 | 428 (+11 from 1917) | 238 (+23 from 1917) | 0.01979 |
1917 | 439 (-1 from 1916) | 215 (+8 from 1916) | 0.01913 |
1916 | 438 (+47 from 1915) | 207 (+47 from 1915) | 0.01907 |
1915 | 485 (-42 from 1914) | 160 (+8 from 1914) | 0.01563 |
1914 | 443 (-2 from 1913) | 152 (+27 from 1913) | 0.01908 |
1913 | 441 (+1 from 1912) | 125 (+12 from 1912) | 0.01909 |
1912 | 442 (+8 from 1911) | 113 (+31 from 1911) | 0.01926 |
1911 | 450 (+16 from 1910) | 82 (+9 from 1910) | 0.01856 |
1910 | 466 (-40 from 1909) | 73 (-2 from 1909) | 0.01740 |
1909 | 426 (+22 from 1908) | 75 (+10 from 1908) | 0.02038 |
1908 | 448 (+14 from 1907) | 65 (+5 from 1907) | 0.01833 |
1907 | 462 (+1 from 1906) | 60 (+6 from 1906) | 0.01778 |
1906 | 463 (+10 from 1905) | 54 (+2 from 1905) | 0.01723 |
1905 | 473 (+27 from 1904) | 52 (+9 from 1904) | 0.01678 |
1904 | 500 (-18 from 1903) | 43 (-1 from 1903) | 0.01470 |
1903 | 482 (-57 from 1902) | 44 (-9 from 1902) | 0.01582 |
1902 | 425 (+84 from 1901) | 53 (+17 from 1901) | 0.01891 |
1901 | 509 (-121 from 1900) | 36 (-37 from 1900) | 0.01416 |
1900 | 388 (+8 from 1899) | 73 (+20 from 1899) | 0.02297 |
1899 | 396 (+95 from 1898) | 53 (+14 from 1898) | 0.02142 |
1898 | 491 (-51 from 1897) | 39 (-5 from 1897) | 0.01423 |
1897 | 440 No change from 1896 | 44 (+1 from 1896) | 0.01772 |
1896 | 440 (+25 from 1895) | 43 (+4 from 1895) | 0.01706 |
1895 | 465 (+10 from 1894) | 39 (+4 from 1894) | 0.01578 |
1894 | 475 (-81 from 1893) | 35 (-11 from 1893) | 0.01483 |
1893 | 394 (-29 from 1892) | 46 (-7 from 1892) | 0.02042 |
1892 | 365 (+39 from 1891) | 53 (+16 from 1891) | 0.02356 |
1891 | 404 (-20 from 1890) | 37 (-5 from 1890) | 0.01882 |
1890 | 384 (+14 from 1889) | 42 (+5 from 1889) | 0.02083 |
1889 | 398 (+45 from 1888) | 37 (+6 from 1888) | 0.01955 |
1888 | 443 (-8 from 1887) | 31 (+5 from 1887) | 0.01636 |
1887 | 435 (+24 from 1886) | 26 (+4 from 1886) | 0.01673 |
1886 | 459 (-46 from 1885) | 22 (-3 from 1885) | 0.01431 |
1885 | 413 (-55 from 1884) | 25 (-6 from 1884) | 0.01761 |
1884 | 358 (+107 from 1883) | 31 (+14 from 1883) | 0.02253 |
1883 | 465 (-7 from 1882) | 17 (+1 from 1882) | 0.01416 |
1882 | 458 (-133 from 1881) | 16 (-8 from 1881) | 0.01383 |
1881 | 325 (+141 from 1880) | 24 (+11 from 1880) | 0.02428 |
1880 | 466 First SSA data recorded | 13 First SSA data recorded | 0.01332 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Bella
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#522021 | #562022 | #762023 |
Texas (TX)
#642021 | #772022 | #1022023 |
New York (NY)
#582021 | #732022 | #812023 |
Florida (FL)
#502021 | #502022 | #532023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#932021 | #1502022 | #1112023 |
Illinois (IL)
#722021 | #872022 | #1272023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#792021 | #952022 | #1032023 |
Georgia (GA)
#562021 | #1332022 | #982023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1182021 | #1422022 | #1412023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#752021 | #852022 | #1082023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#562021 | #702022 | #762023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1042021 | #1122022 | #1712023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#842021 | #1272022 | #1212023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#792021 | #872022 | #882023 |
Virginia (VA)
#992021 | #1032022 | #1442023 |
Washington (WA)
#782021 | #1022022 | #1072023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#752021 | #1152022 | #1102023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1182021 | #1512022 | #1572023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1352021 | #1512022 | #1642023 |
Maryland (MD)
#532021 | #792022 | #1322023 |
Alabama (AL)
#922021 | #1072022 | #1012023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1072021 | #1592022 | #1322023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1212021 | #1702022 | #2352023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1072021 | #1652022 | #1752023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1032021 | #922022 | #812023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#1242021 | #922022 | #1532023 |
Nevada (NV)
#322021 | #522022 | #502023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#872021 | #1032022 | #1202023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1282021 | #1782022 | #1572023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#532021 | #752022 | #1732023 |
Utah (UT)
#2002021 | #1302022 | #1392023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#682021 | #1032022 | #1272023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#1052021 | #1172022 | #1772023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1072021 | #1192022 | #2742023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1532021 | #1932022 | #1872023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#652021 | #1252022 | #1642023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#682021 | #932022 | #1072023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1612021 | #3652022 | #2172023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1942021 | #1452022 | #1532023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#362021 | #612022 | #1242023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1322021 | #1352022 | #692023 |
Maine (ME)
#1532021 | #1352022 | #972023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1272019 | #1082021 | #2342023 |
Delaware (DE)
#1772021 | #752022 | #812023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#652020 | #872021 | #1792022 |
Montana (MT)
#1392018 | #922020 | #1292021 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1302018 | #1142019 | #2062020 |
Alaska (AK)
#602019 | #1562020 | #1502022 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1732021 | #2012022 | #1052023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#392013 | #682014 | #602018 |
Vermont (VT)
#852013 | #882015 | #872021 |
Popularity Rankings for Bella in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#162012 | #132017 |
Popularity in Hungary
#322021 | #292022 | #262023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#672021 | #632022 | #432023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#532019 | #632020 | #722021 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#622021 | #1272022 | #882023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#632021 | #692022 | #802023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#712021 | #692022 | #962023 |
Popularity in Greenland
#772019 | #692020 | #802021 |
Popularity in Ireland
#732021 | #812022 | #782023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#792021 | #772022 | #1302023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#972019 | #1092022 | #1182023 |
Popularity in Canada
#1242021 | #1152022 | #1202023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2302021 | #1312022 | #1182023 |
Popularity in Russia (Moscow)
#1412017 | #1362022 |
Popularity in Norway
#1602021 | #1702022 | #1582023 |
Popularity in Chile
#1851926 | #1921929 |
Popularity in Germany
#1882021 | #2002022 | #1912023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#2762020 | #3822021 | #3082022 |
Popularity in Poland
#3762021 | #3662022 | #2792023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5272020 | #5482021 | #4962022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
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