Bella
Serves as a short form of Isabella and Arabella, and also matches the Italian and Spanish word bella, from Latin bellus, meaning pretty or fine.
Bella in 2025
Bella was given to 2,129 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 316th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,557 babies born.
The history of Bella
Bella reached its highest point in 2010, when 5,144 babies were given the name, ranking 130th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 83,766 babies have been named Bella. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Bella by decade
| Decade | Babies named Bella | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 242 | 650 |
| 1890s | 431 | 605 |
| 1900s | 555 | 624 |
| 1910s | 1,576 | 740 |
| 1920s | 1,349 | 941 |
| 1930s | 363 | 1,659 |
| 1940s | 235 | 2,421 |
| 1950s | 305 | 2,514 |
| 1960s | 227 | 3,165 |
| 1970s | 236 | 3,663 |
| 1980s | 195 | 5,577 |
| 1990s | 854 | 1,884 |
| 2000s | 16,838 | 156 |
| 2010s | 43,253 | 130 |
| 2020s | 17,107 | 171 |
Where Bella is heading
Bella has fallen 44% over the past decade, from 3,814 babies in 2015 to 2,129 in 2025.
Names like Bella
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Bella.