Belle
Girl nameBelle has been given to 19,227 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1915.
Meaning & origin /bɛl/
From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella.
Origin: French
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
19,227
Peak year
1915 (407 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -2%
Gender split
All girls
Rank through the decades
Belle's rank among U.S. girl names at 25-year milestones.
| Year | Girls rank |
|---|---|
| 1900 | #181 |
| 1925 | #619 |
— means outside the top 1000 that year.
Spellings & variants
Names one letter away from Belle — alternate spellings parents actually use.
Famous people named Belle
Isabelle de Charrière
Dutch French-language writer and composer (1740-1805)
Belle Delphine
English Internet celebrity, pornographic actress, and model (born 1999)
Belle
Fictional character and protagonist/heroine of Disney's 1991 animated feature "Beauty and the Beast"
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Belle.
FAQ
How popular is the name Belle?
Belle has been given to 19,227 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It ranked below the top 1000 in 2025.
When did the name Belle peak?
Belle peaked in 1915, when 407 babies were given the name.
Is Belle a girl or boy name?
Belle is primarily a girl name (100% of babies named Belle are girls).
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