Bela
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning swallowed or consumed.
Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies
Bela by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Bela. In the US, 24 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 44 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Beashe who brings joy; a form of Beatrice44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bellfair and lovely; dwelling by a bell or bell-shaped hill10 in the US (2017)
- Becato bind; a form of Rebecca8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beilahouse of god; variant of Beulah or Leila5 in the US (2017)
- Belvabeautiful view
Sounds like Bela
Names that are said the same way as Bela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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