Bell Girl
How popular is Bell?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Bell in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
304living people named Bell (est.)
64median age of people named Bell
2,626babies named Bell since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Bell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 2559 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #13,001 in 2015, #12,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1900 (63 girls) |
| Highest rank | #275 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Belle family of names ranked #875 for girls in 2025 (#885 the year before), with 255 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belle | 247 | 97% |
| Bell | 8 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Bell by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 416 | #275 |
| 1890s | 511 | #324 |
| 1900s | 418 | #414 |
| 1910s | 450 | #584 |
| 1920s | 290 | #1,171 |
| 1930s | 125 | #1,702 |
| 1940s | 84 | #2,296 |
| 1950s | 46 | #4,122 |
| 1960s | 18 | #5,308 |
| 1970s | 11 | #7,069 |
| 2000s | 20 | #12,423 |
| 2010s | 64 | #7,758 |
| 2020s | 43 | #10,913 |
Girl names about as popular as Bell
Questions
- Is Bell a boy or girl name?
- Bell is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bell were girls.
- How popular is the name Bell?
- 8 baby girls were named Bell in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Bell most popular?
- Bell peaked in 1900, when 63 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #275 in 1884.
- How many people are named Bell?
- 2,626 babies have been named Bell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 304 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.