Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Bella
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2010
Peak era
2010
Peak births
5,136
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Bella
How many people are named Bella?
An estimated 78,105 living Americans are named Bella.
How rare is Bella?
Bella is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,129 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 58.5% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Bella?
The median age of a living American named Bella is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 16 years old.
Is Bella still popular?
Somewhat. Bella has been declining since its 2010 peak and registered 2,129 births in 2025.
Where is Bella most common?
Bella has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
58.5%
2025
2,129
All-time
83,721
Where it lives now
Bella is most concentrated in New York — about 5.2× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Bella is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.