Is Bell a boy or girl name?

Bell is a girl’s name. Of the 2,626 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.0% were girls and 5.0% were boys.

Bell

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Bell was most popular in 1900, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #674 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,626 people named Bell.

Bell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bell’s peak in 1900. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bell is a girl’s name — 95.0% of the 2,626 Americans given it were girls and 5.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Bell

Where Bell is most concentrated

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

Georgia 10.4×

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