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Bellah

/ˈbɛlə/ · 100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Bellah has been given to about 502 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɛlə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 499
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bellah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 42
  • Born in 20257
  • All time502

How popular is Bellah?

Its best year was 2012, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 3721st. The typical living American called Bellah is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Bellah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Beulah0.82
  2. Selah0.82
  3. Bella0.76
  4. Leah0.68
  5. Leilah0.70
  6. Delilah0.66
  7. Bellamy0.66
  8. Debrah0.62

Middle names for Bellah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bellah Eve0.80
  2. Bellah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Bellah Josephine0.78
  4. Bellah Anne0.78
  5. Bellah Rose0.77
  6. Bellah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Bellah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.81
  2. Aaravbrother · 0.81
  3. Yaretzisister · 0.81
  4. Maddeneither · 0.81
  5. Malayasister · 0.80
  6. Kamdenbrother · 0.80

Where Bellah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bellah Anderson0.74
    2. Bellah White0.72
    3. Bellah Reyes0.72
    4. Bellah Nguyen0.72
    5. Bellah Moore0.72
    6. Bellah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bellah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.