Girl · Name family
Bella
146,876births recorded
24Countries
5Variants
2019Peak · Northern Ireland
#29Hungary 2025
Bella is a girl name family recorded 146,876 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#29 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Northern Ireland in 2019, at 345.4 births per 100,000.
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Bella
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella | Italian | 83,766 | 🇺🇸 United States | #136 | 2010 | ▼ 38 % |
| Bella | Italian | 14,623 | 🏴 England & Wales | #91 | 2014 | ▼ 38 % |
| Bella | Italian | 3,304 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #29 | 2023 | – |
| Bella | Italian | 2,341 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 2007 | – |
| Bella | Italian | 2,020 | 🇫🇷 France | #674 | 2014 | ▼ 28 % |
| Bella | Italian | 1,875 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #159 | 2019 | ▼ 27 % |
| Belle | English | 19,227 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1013 | 1883 | ▲ 10 % |
| Belle | English | 2,953 | 🏴 England & Wales | #396 | 2018 | ▼ 31 % |
| Belle | English | 1,201 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #149 | 2018 | ▲ 15 % |
| Belle | English | 271 | 🏴 Scotland | #301 | 2018 | ▼ 24 % |
| Belle | English | 222 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #325 | 2020 | ▼ 15 % |
| Belle | English | 197 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 2019 | new |
| Bell | English | 2,626 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 1884 | ▲ 26 % |
| Bell | English | 56 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2018 | – |
| Bell | English | 7 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2008 | – |
| Bela | Catalan | 810 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 2010 | ▲ 47 % |
| Bela | Catalan | 152 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3034 | 2024 | ▶ 2 % |
| Bela | Catalan | 75 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1937 | – |
| Bela | Catalan | 52 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #422 | 2023 | – |
| Bellah | English | 502 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 2012 | ▼ 74 % |
How we grouped these names
- Bella ↔ Belle — verified against linguistic sources
- Bella ↔ Bell — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Bella ↔ Bela — spelling variant
- Bella ↔ Bellah — spelling variant
Questions about Bella
How popular is the name Bella?
In 2025 it ranked #29 in Hungary. Official registers record 146,876 births across 24 countries.
What is Bella in other languages?
Belle (English); Bell (English); Bela (Catalan); Bellah (English).
When was Bella most popular?
It peaked in Northern Ireland in 2019, at 345.4 births per 100,000.
Is Bella a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Bella is a girl name.