Bell is an uncommon variant of Bella that peaked in 1900 and has since faded.
Bell is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,097 for girl births in the United States (and #18,705 across all names), given to 8 babies. Bell first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1900 (63 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,097 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #13,737 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,363 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,380 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,417 | — |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #12,355 | — |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,818 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,079 | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #13,216 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,122 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #16,956 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #17,300 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,124 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,453 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #12,615 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #17,944 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #13,803 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #8,830 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #8,335 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,535 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,132 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,890 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,087 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,339 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #5,754 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,072 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #4,934 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,489 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #5,894 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #5,808 | — |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,151 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #4,884 | — |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #3,919 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,300 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,029 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,470 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,409 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,624 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,748 | — |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,424 | — |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #2,546 | — |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,311 | — |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,435 | — |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #2,120 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #2,962 | — |
| 1936 | 16 | — | #1,956 | — |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #3,453 | #3,691 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #2,097 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,439 | — |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #2,507 | #3,825 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,773 | — |
| 1930 | 22 | — | #1,708 | — |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #2,015 | #3,007 |
| 1928 | 29 | — | #1,907 | #2,865 |
| 1927 | 27 | — | #1,891 | #3,815 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #1,547 | #3,743 |
| 1925 | 34 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1924 | 33 | — | #1,444 | — |
| 1923 | 31 | — | #1,468 | — |
| 1922 | 38 | — | #1,580 | #2,819 |
| 1921 | 41 | — | #1,304 | #4,388 |
| 1920 | 48 | — | #1,175 | #3,860 |
| 1919 | 54 | — | #1,027 | #4,211 |
| 1918 | 56 | — | #1,019 | #3,766 |
| 1917 | 36 | — | #1,312 | #4,037 |
| 1916 | 47 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1915 | 60 | — | #970 | #2,077 |
| 1914 | 41 | — | #1,006 | #2,950 |
| 1913 | 47 | — | #831 | #2,294 |
| 1912 | 58 | — | #660 | — |
| 1911 | 43 | — | #659 | — |
| 1910 | 50 | — | #584 | — |
| 1909 | 29 | — | #747 | — |
| 1908 | 31 | — | #700 | — |
| 1907 | 38 | — | #652 | #1,362 |
| 1906 | 40 | — | #555 | — |
| 1905 | 53 | — | #506 | #933 |
| 1904 | 34 | — | #576 | — |
| 1903 | 48 | — | #462 | — |
| 1902 | 43 | — | #480 | — |
| 1901 | 52 | — | #414 | — |
| 1900 | 63 | — | #423 | — |
| 1899 | 52 | — | #402 | — |
| 1898 | 58 | — | #405 | — |
| 1897 | 44 | — | #442 | — |
| 1896 | 51 | — | #396 | — |
| 1895 | 46 | — | #417 | — |
| 1894 | 43 | — | #422 | — |
| 1893 | 42 | — | #415 | — |
| 1892 | 59 | — | #344 | — |
| 1891 | 55 | — | #340 | — |
| 1890 | 61 | — | #324 | — |
| 1889 | 55 | — | #334 | — |
| 1888 | 45 | — | #357 | — |
| 1887 | 44 | — | #322 | — |
| 1886 | 46 | — | #307 | — |
| 1885 | 45 | — | #296 | — |
| 1884 | 50 | — | #275 | — |
| 1883 | 33 | — | #306 | — |
| 1882 | 38 | — | #287 | — |
| 1881 | 29 | — | #293 | — |
| 1880 | 31 | — | #278 | — |