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Bella

“Variant of Isabella — My God is an oath” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Girl's name · #136 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Bella's best rank, #48, came in 2010; it has settled back to #136 today. Roughly 84,000 girls have been named Bella since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #29 in Hungary (2025) · #90 in New Zealand (2025) · #91 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bellas

• Bella Thorne — American actress and singer (born 1997)
• Bella Hadid — American model
• Bella Akhmadulina — Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (1937–2010)
• Bella Ramsey — British actor
• Bella Abzug — American politician (1920-1998)

In stories & tradition

• Bella Swan — Twilight · The Twilight Saga
• Bella Goth — The Sims · The Sims 2
• Bella Donna — Earth-616

What Bellas become

Among 379 notable people named Bella:

Entertainers appear 3.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bella Thorne, American actress and singer (born 1997).

Similar names: Zoey · Belle · Nyla · Brielle · Arabella · Gabriella

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