Is Belma a boy or girl name?

Belma is a girl’s name. Of the 640 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Belma

Recorded 1895–2021 · United States

Belma was most popular in 1918, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,635 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 640 people named Belma.

Belma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Belma’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Belma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Belma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 640 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