Belle Name Popularity

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How popular is Belle?

The less frequently given name Belle was the 859th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #90 in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1915 with 407 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Belle in any given year was 6 in 1988.

Belle, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1911-1915, 1976-1979, 1991-1997, 1998-2004, and 2013-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1931, 1937-1940, and 1973-1976.

Where is the name Belle popularity headed?

Belle's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

Belle's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Belle has risen.

The name Belle still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Belle (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		312	859
2017		336	809
2016		293	933
2015		251	1,048
2014		251	1,032
2013		189	1,259
2012		162	1,411
2011		142	1,542
2010		155	1,457
2009		135	1,647
2008		170	1,396
2007		143	1,580
2006		146	1,506
2005		152	1,406
2004		147	1,415
2003		107	1,756
2002		113	1,633
2001		108	1,671
2000		74	2,159
1999		56	2,530
1998		68	2,126
1997		62	2,199
1996		55	2,375
1995		35	3,225
1994		41	2,884
1993		35	3,226
1992		19	5,071
1991		8	9,418
1990		13	6,502
1989		9	8,115
1988		6	10,507
1987		12	5,953
1986		6	9,663
1985		9	7,012
1984		13	5,235
1983		18	4,127
1982		15	4,734
1981		13	5,280
1980		11	5,945
1979		21	3,675
1978		14	4,695
1977		15	4,446
1976		12	4,925
1975		15	4,158
1974		21	3,216
1973		17	3,648
1972		18	3,407
1971		16	3,798
1970		22	3,036
1969		26	2,592
1968		18	3,065
1967		16	3,216
1966		18	2,946
1965		24	2,474
1964		33	2,073
1963		28	2,254
1962		30	2,169
1961		33	2,037
1960		35	1,927
1959		33	1,948
1958		39	1,733
1957		41	1,682
1956		30	1,971
1955		31	1,904
1954		42	1,561
1953		48	1,412
1952		45	1,438
1951		50	1,314
1950		39	1,476
1949		56	1,211
1948		47	1,346
1947		46	1,362
1946		42	1,337
1945		40	1,262
1944		25	1,666
1943		51	1,125
1942		45	1,181
1941		45	1,102
1940		32	1,316
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	917
1932		68	830
1931		62	871
1930		82	775
1929		96	715
1928		93	736
1927		120	657
1926		116	674
1925		140	619
1924		162	574
1923		177	534
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.