Belle is an established variant of Bella that peaked in 1915 and remains in steady use.
Belle is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,013 for girl births in the United States (and #1,936 across all names), given to 247 babies. Belle first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1915 (407 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 247 | 247 | #1,013 |
| 2024 | 255 | 255 | #1,005 |
| 2023 | 250 | 250 | #1,012 |
| 2022 | 274 | 274 | #971 |
| 2021 | 241 | 241 | #1,046 |
| 2020 | 255 | 255 | #1,000 |
| 2019 | 307 | 307 | #874 |
| 2018 | 312 | 312 | #870 |
| 2017 | 339 | 339 | #806 |
| 2016 | 293 | 293 | #936 |
| 2015 | 251 | 251 | #1,050 |
| 2014 | 251 | 251 | #1,033 |
| 2013 | 190 | 190 | #1,255 |
| 2012 | 163 | 163 | #1,408 |
| 2011 | 144 | 144 | #1,527 |
| 2010 | 155 | 155 | #1,457 |
| 2009 | 136 | 136 | #1,642 |
| 2008 | 170 | 170 | #1,396 |
| 2007 | 144 | 144 | #1,570 |
| 2006 | 146 | 146 | #1,506 |
| 2005 | 152 | 152 | #1,406 |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | #1,415 |
| 2003 | 107 | 107 | #1,757 |
| 2002 | 113 | 113 | #1,633 |
| 2001 | 108 | 108 | #1,672 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #2,159 |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | #2,531 |
| 1998 | 68 | 68 | #2,126 |
| 1997 | 62 | — | #2,203 |
| 1996 | 55 | — | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #3,227 |
| 1994 | 41 | — | #2,884 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #3,227 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #5,073 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,422 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,503 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,116 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,507 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #5,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,667 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,018 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,238 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,129 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,735 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,285 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #5,945 |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #3,675 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,699 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,448 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #4,923 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,161 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | #3,220 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,650 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #3,407 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #3,801 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #3,037 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #2,592 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | #3,066 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,217 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | #2,947 |
| 1965 | 24 | — | #2,471 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #2,073 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | #2,256 |
| 1962 | 30 | — | #2,168 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | #2,038 |
| 1960 | 35 | — | #1,928 |
| 1959 | 33 | — | #1,951 |
| 1958 | 39 | — | #1,736 |
| 1957 | 41 | — | #1,682 |
| 1956 | 30 | — | #1,972 |
| 1955 | 30 | — | #1,941 |
| 1954 | 43 | — | #1,540 |
| 1953 | 48 | — | #1,413 |
| 1952 | 45 | — | #1,439 |
| 1951 | 50 | — | #1,314 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,476 |
| 1949 | 56 | — | #1,211 |
| 1948 | 47 | — | #1,346 |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #1,361 |
| 1946 | 42 | — | #1,339 |
| 1945 | 40 | — | #1,262 |
| 1944 | 25 | — | #1,666 |
| 1943 | 51 | — | #1,125 |
| 1942 | 45 | — | #1,181 |
| 1941 | 45 | — | #1,102 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | #1,315 |
| 1939 | 42 | — | #1,107 |
| 1938 | 44 | — | #1,079 |
| 1937 | 46 | — | #1,049 |
| 1936 | 42 | — | #1,083 |
| 1935 | 47 | — | #1,005 |
| 1934 | 50 | — | #975 |
| 1933 | 55 | — | #916 |
| 1932 | 68 | — | #830 |
| 1931 | 62 | — | #871 |
| 1930 | 82 | — | #775 |
| 1929 | 96 | — | #716 |
| 1928 | 93 | — | #736 |
| 1927 | 120 | — | #657 |
| 1926 | 116 | — | #673 |
| 1925 | 140 | — | #619 |
| 1924 | 162 | — | #574 |
| 1923 | 177 | — | #533 |
| 1922 | 187 | — | #510 |
| 1921 | 219 | — | #464 |
| 1920 | 235 | — | #436 |
| 1919 | 252 | — | #408 |
| 1918 | 285 | — | #387 |
| 1917 | 314 | — | #352 |
| 1916 | 334 | — | #335 |
| 1915 | 407 | — | #288 |
| 1914 | 353 | — | #276 |
| 1913 | 273 | — | #287 |
| 1912 | 279 | — | #267 |
| 1911 | 211 | — | #267 |
| 1910 | 193 | — | #281 |
| 1909 | 201 | — | #251 |
| 1908 | 187 | — | #255 |
| 1907 | 196 | — | #239 |
| 1906 | 191 | — | #229 |
| 1905 | 205 | — | #216 |
| 1904 | 205 | — | #211 |
| 1903 | 200 | — | #210 |
| 1902 | 212 | — | #201 |
| 1901 | 208 | — | #197 |
| 1900 | 291 | — | #181 |
| 1899 | 180 | — | #207 |
| 1898 | 257 | — | #183 |
| 1897 | 212 | — | #186 |
| 1896 | 238 | — | #176 |
| 1895 | 283 | — | #155 |
| 1894 | 249 | — | #164 |
| 1893 | 284 | — | #145 |
| 1892 | 265 | — | #150 |
| 1891 | 240 | — | #145 |
| 1890 | 304 | — | #127 |
| 1889 | 265 | — | #135 |
| 1888 | 317 | — | #115 |
| 1887 | 272 | — | #111 |
| 1886 | 270 | — | #115 |
| 1885 | 255 | — | #108 |
| 1884 | 286 | — | #100 |
| 1883 | 262 | — | #98 |
| 1882 | 264 | — | #98 |
| 1881 | 219 | — | #97 |
| 1880 | 238 | — | #90 |