Belle
Girl · BEL · French
Belle is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “beautiful”. In 2025 it ranked 392nd for girls in the UK (120 babies) and 1,013th for girls in the US (247 babies).
What does Belle mean?
French
“beautiful”
The heroine of the French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is called Belle.
- Say it
- BEL
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Is Belle a girl's or a boy's name?
Belle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 120 girls in the UK and 247 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Belle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #392among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 120about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 120 girls in the UK were named Belle, making it the 392nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 243rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 259 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Belle than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Belle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 396th in England and Wales, 301st in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Belle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | #392 |
| 2024 | 154 | #315 |
| 2023 | 144 | #340 |
| 2022 | 146 | #331 |
| 2021 | 168 | #317 |
| 2020 | 211 | #243 |
| 2019 | 210 | #253 |
| 2018 | 259 | #215 |
| 2017 | 225 | #245 |
| 2016 | 211 | #269 |
| 2015 | 208 | #261 |
| 2014 | 218 | #250 |
| 2013 | 163 | #322 |
| 2012 | 218 | #255 |
| 2011 | 205 | #270 |
| 2010 | 95 | #483 |
| 2009 | 86 | #510 |
| 2008 | 62 | #658 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 27 | #1,087 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,154 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Belle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,013among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 247about 1 in 6,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 247 girls in the US were named Belle, making it the 1,013th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,000th. Its busiest year was 1915, with 407 girls.
Half of all the girls named Belle in the US since 1880 were born between 1898 and 2004. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 255 girls in the US were given Belle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #920, up from #1,013 for this spelling alone.
- Belle 247
- Bell 8
Belle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 247 | #1,013 |
| 2024 | 255 | #1,004 |
| 2023 | 250 | #1,012 |
| 2022 | 274 | #971 |
| 2021 | 241 | #1,045 |
| 2020 | 255 | #1,000 |
| 2019 | 307 | #874 |
| 2018 | 312 | #870 |
| 2017 | 339 | #806 |
| 2016 | 293 | #935 |
| 2015 | 251 | #1,049 |
| 2014 | 251 | #1,032 |
| 2013 | 190 | #1,254 |
| 2012 | 163 | #1,408 |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,524 |
| 2010 | 155 | #1,456 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,639 |
| 2008 | 170 | #1,395 |
| 2007 | 144 | #1,570 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,505 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,406 |
| 2004 | 147 | #1,412 |
| 2003 | 107 | #1,754 |
| 2002 | 113 | #1,631 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 74 | #2,154 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 68 | #2,121 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,197 |
| 1996 | 55 | #2,369 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,585 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 18 | #2,936 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
| 1964 | 33 | #2,070 |
| 1963 | 28 | #2,251 |
| 1962 | 30 | #2,162 |
| 1961 | 33 | #2,035 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,924 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,732 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,680 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,967 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,939 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,539 |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,409 |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,438 |
| 1951 | 50 | #1,313 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,473 |
| 1949 | 56 | #1,209 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,344 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,356 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,336 |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,260 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,660 |
| 1943 | 51 | #1,123 |
| 1942 | 45 | #1,180 |
| 1941 | 45 | #1,101 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,313 |
| 1939 | 42 | #1,102 |
| 1938 | 44 | #1,079 |
| 1937 | 46 | #1,048 |
| 1936 | 42 | #1,081 |
| 1935 | 47 | #1,004 |
| 1934 | 50 | #973 |
| 1933 | 55 | #915 |
| 1932 | 68 | #830 |
| 1931 | 62 | #871 |
| 1930 | 82 | #775 |
| 1929 | 96 | #715 |
| 1928 | 93 | #736 |
| 1927 | 120 | #657 |
| 1926 | 116 | #673 |
| 1925 | 140 | #619 |
| 1924 | 162 | #574 |
| 1923 | 177 | #533 |
| 1922 | 187 | #509 |
| 1921 | 219 | #464 |
| 1920 | 235 | #436 |
| 1919 | 252 | #407 |
| 1918 | 285 | #387 |
| 1917 | 314 | #352 |
| 1916 | 334 | #335 |
| 1915 | 407 | #288 |
| 1914 | 353 | #276 |
| 1913 | 273 | #287 |
| 1912 | 279 | #267 |
| 1911 | 211 | #267 |
| 1910 | 193 | #281 |
| 1909 | 201 | #251 |
| 1908 | 187 | #255 |
| 1907 | 196 | #239 |
| 1906 | 191 | #229 |
| 1905 | 205 | #216 |
| 1904 | 205 | #211 |
| 1903 | 200 | #210 |
| 1902 | 212 | #201 |
| 1901 | 208 | #197 |
| 1900 | 291 | #181 |
| 1899 | 180 | #207 |
| 1898 | 257 | #183 |
| 1897 | 212 | #186 |
| 1896 | 238 | #176 |
| 1895 | 283 | #155 |
| 1894 | 249 | #164 |
| 1893 | 284 | #145 |
| 1892 | 265 | #150 |
| 1891 | 240 | #145 |
| 1890 | 304 | #127 |
| 1889 | 265 | #135 |
| 1888 | 317 | #115 |
| 1887 | 272 | #111 |
| 1886 | 270 | #115 |
| 1885 | 255 | #108 |
| 1884 | 286 | #100 |
| 1883 | 262 | #97 |
| 1882 | 264 | #98 |
| 1881 | 219 | #97 |
| 1880 | 238 | #90 |
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