Belma

BEHL-muh /ˈbɛlmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Belma is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.

Belma is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2021. Belma was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1918 (18 births).

About the name Belma

PronunciationBEHL-muh /ˈbɛlmə/
CultureBosnianTurkish
18peak births 1918
1895first in SSA data

Names similar to Belma

How popular is Belma?

Girls named Belma
189519001920194019601980200020202021
Girls named Belma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1895–2021 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2021) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Belma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202155#15,632
201955#15,912
201466#14,867
201277#13,723
20111111#9,826
20101212#9,318
200966#15,533
200877#14,070
20071414#8,597
20061313#8,799
20051313#8,409
200455#16,467
20031818#6,351
20021111#8,930
200055#15,366
19991313#7,301
19868—#7,823
19766—#8,254
19737—#6,732
19718—#6,052
196810—#4,512
19675—#6,891
19667—#5,305
19656—#5,861
19646—#6,065
19638—#4,916
196210—#4,285
19615—#6,638
19608—#4,798
19596—#5,609
19587—#4,935
195711—#3,716
195610—#3,929
19559—#4,093
195414—#3,030
19536—#5,088
19517—#4,413
19508—#3,984
19475—#5,362
19466—#4,471
19446—#4,094
19439—#3,268
19397—#3,460
19386—#3,885
19377—#3,469
19347—#3,480
19338—#3,131
19329—#3,070
19319—#2,999
19305—#4,621
19299—#3,162
192814—#2,396
192712—#2,713
19269—#3,287
19257—#4,074
192413—#2,677
19237—#4,017
192213—#2,626
19218—#3,705
19209—#3,368
191913—#2,524
191818—#2,041
191714—#2,326
191610—#2,847
191517—#1,890
191411—#2,141
19136—#2,859
19117—#1,980
19108—#1,789
19097—#1,788
19085—#2,140
19076—#1,856
19055—#1,963
18955—#1,620