Bellamy
- Gender
- Unisex
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #721 for boys
Unisex
Bellamy is a name, meaning “fair”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 721st for boys in the US (374 babies).
What does Bellamy mean?
“fair”
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Bellamy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Bellamy has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 9 boys in the UK and 341 girls and 374 boys in the US.
How popular is Bellamy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Bellamy, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys. 4 girls were also named Bellamy in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Bellamy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 8% of the babies named Bellamy in the UK in 2015, and 31% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Bellamy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Bellamy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #721among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 374about 1 in 4,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 374 boys in the US were named Bellamy, making it the 721st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 734th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 447 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014. 341 girls were also named Bellamy in 2025 (797th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Bellamy in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2014, 96% of the babies named Bellamy in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 48%, with more boys than girls since 2021.
Bellamy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 374 | #721 |
| 2024 | 395 | #687 |
| 2023 | 348 | #750 |
| 2022 | 442 | #629 |
| 2021 | 447 | #621 |
| 2020 | 335 | #734 |
| 2019 | 270 | #834 |
| 2018 | 182 | #1,086 |
| 2017 | 135 | #1,332 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
Names like Bellamy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Rafferty Remy Oakley Theo Atlas Matteo Enzo Hudson Cillian Archer Marley
Names related to Bellamy
Bella-Mae Bella-May Bella-Mai Bellami Bellamie Bellemy Bellamae Bellamia Belma
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bellamy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bellamy, updated 20 October 2026.