Is Bela a boy or girl name?

Bela is a unisex name. Of the 1,295 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 62.5% were girls and 37.5% were boys.

Bela

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Bela was most popular in 2008, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,807 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,295 people named Bela.

Bela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bela’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bela is a unisex name — 62.5% of the 1,295 Americans given it were girls and 37.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 91% girls and 9% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bela

Where Bela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org