Is Bellah a boy or girl name?

Bellah is a girl’s name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bellah

Recorded 2003–2025 · United States

Bellah was most popular in 2012, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,366 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Bellah.

Bellah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bellah’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bellah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bellah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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