Bella
Bella is derived from Italian and Latin, meaning 'beautiful.' It can stand alone as a given name or serve as a short form of Isabella, Annabella, or Arabella.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 1,980. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 4,280
- 2012: 4,362
- 2013: 4,190
- 2014: 4,107
- 2015: 3,814
- 2016: 3,685
- 2017: 4,667
- 2018: 4,578
- 2019: 4,399
- 2020: 3,649
- 2021: 3,369
- 2022: 2,915
- 2023: 2,566
- 2024: 2,479
- 2025: 2,129
- 2026 (projected): 1,980
Good to Know
- •Simple to spell and pronounce in most languages
- •Gained significant popularity after the 'Twilight' book series
- •Works well as both a standalone name and nickname
- •Carries a universally positive meaning across cultures
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Famous People
Bella Hadid
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Bella Thorne
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Bella Abzug
U.S. Congresswoman and activist
Bella Freud
Fashion designer
Statistics
83,721
Total births since 1880
2010
Peak year
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