Belva
Belva in 2025
Belva was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 25,353rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Belva
Belva reached its highest point in 1927, when 184 babies were given the name, ranking 948th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 435th, in 1884.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 7,960 babies have been named Belva. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Belva by decade
| Decade | Babies named Belva | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 259 | 435 |
| 1890s | 319 | 647 |
| 1900s | 505 | 677 |
| 1910s | 1,265 | 758 |
| 1920s | 1,650 | 948 |
| 1930s | 1,576 | 918 |
| 1940s | 1,145 | 994 |
| 1950s | 766 | 1,551 |
| 1960s | 307 | 2,538 |
| 1970s | 113 | 5,652 |
| 1980s | 35 | 8,457 |
| 1990s | 5 | 21,159 |
| 2000s | 10 | 27,720 |
| 2020s | 5 | 25,353 |
Where Belva is heading
Belva was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1927 peak — Belva is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Belva
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Belva.