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“Beautiful” — French, from Latin origin
Girl's name · #1013 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Belle was #90 in 1880, slipped to #10507 by 1988, and has climbed back to #1013 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Belle since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Around the world: about 1 in 800 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Ireland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 141 notable people named Belle:
Entertainers appear 2.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Belle Perez, Belgian musician and songwriter.
Similar names: Cordelia · Bella · Estelle · Luella · Mable · Adele
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