NameTides

Belle

Belle was the #1,013 girls' name in the US in 2025 (247 babies), and #396 in England & Wales and #856 in Canada.

Belle as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Belle as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Belle as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,013 (247)#396 (105)#301 (11)#334 (4)#325 (12)#856 (33)
2024#1,004 (255)#311 (139)#295 (12)#407 (3)#259 (16)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,012 (250)#340 (126)#263 (14)#328 (4)#339 (11)#1,155 (21)
2022#971 (274)#345 (124)#260 (14)#218 (8)#357 (11)#859 (31)
2021#1,045 (241)#324 (147)#274 (14)#237 (7)#336 (12)#1,381 (17)
2020#1,000 (255)#252 (186)#209 (18)#228 (7)#220 (20)#1,193 (20)
2019#874 (307)#266 (181)#199 (21)#213 (8)#260 (18)#657 (46)
2018#870 (312)#229 (218)#156 (30)#179 (11)#387 (11)#889 (31)
2017#806 (339)#240 (209)#253 (16)—#301 (15)#979 (27)
2016#935 (293)#261 (194)#240 (17)—#476 (8)#1,157 (22)
2015#1,049 (251)#268 (186)#221 (19)#426 (3)#264 (19)#1,016 (25)
2014#1,032 (251)#254 (193)#235 (19)#278 (6)#304 (16)#1,279 (19)
2013#1,254 (190)#321 (146)#344 (11)#284 (6)#540 (7)#1,206 (20)
2012#1,408 (163)#255 (192)#233 (20)#297 (6)#295 (17)#1,194 (21)
2011#1,524 (144)#270 (181)#229 (19)#311 (5)#359 (13)#1,244 (19)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #90.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Belle is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 7,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Belle by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #732WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #829NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #689PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #766CAUtah: #605UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Belle (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Belle (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BelleCanadaGirls#85633
BelleEngland & WalesGirls#396105
BelleIrelandGirls#32512
BelleNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
BelleScotlandGirls#30111
BelleUSGirls#1,013247