Bella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning beautiful; a diminutive of Isabella.
How Bella has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #74 |
| 2016 | #78 |
| 2017 | #50 |
| 2018 | #48 |
| 2019 | #50 |
| 2020 | #64 |
| 2021 | #73 |
| 2022 | #85 |
| 2023 | #106 |
| 2024 | #109 |
| 2025 | #136 |
Bella by the numbers
In 2025, 515 babies in England and Wales were named Bella. In the US, 4,616 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 5,121 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Bella
Forms of Bella in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Bellarosebeautiful rose; compound of Bella and Rose86 in the US (2017)
- Elizabellagod is my oath, beautiful; a blend of Elizabeth and Bella61 in the US (2017)
- BaylaGod is my oath; a form of Bella or Bailey41 in the US (2017)
- Maribellastar of the sea, beautiful; blend of Mary and Bella36 in the US (2017)
- Labellathe beautiful one; a form of Bella17 in the US (2017)
- Christabellabeautiful follower of christ; blend of Christina and Bella3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bella-Maebeautiful; a form of Bella with Mae12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosebellarose flower beautiful; blend of Rose and Bella11 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Isabella
Like Bella, each of these traces back to Isabella: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
- Isabeladevoted to god; spanish form of Isabella328 in the US (2017)
- Izzabelladevoted to god; a spelling variant of Isabella123 in the US (2017)
- Izzygod is my oath; diminutive of Isabella23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ysabelladevoted to god; a spelling variant of Isabella66 in the US (2017)
- Izabeladevoted to God; a form of Isabella26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabellahdevoted to god; a form of Isabella23 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Bella
Names that are said the same way as Bella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Bella, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Bella
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