Bell
Bell was the 11097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 275th; the most babies were born in 1900 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,119 places. More babies were named Bell in the 1890s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,097 girls, up 1,258 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 190063 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,626babies recorded
Bell popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 130 since 1905.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,097 | 8 |
| 2020 | #12,355 | 7 |
| 2010 | #12,453 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,132 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,754 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,708 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,175 | 42 |
| 1910 | #584 | 50 |
| 1900 | #423 | 63 |
| 1890 | #324 | 61 |
| 1880 | #278 | 31 |
How popular is Bell, counting every spelling?
Bell is a spelling of Belle, a name family that ranked #950 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,097 for Bell on its own. Together these spellings went to 255 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle | 247 | #1,013 | 1,267 |
| Bell | 8 | #11,097 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bell?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bell?
About 300 people born in the US named Bell are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 9 and 79. That makes Bell a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bell
How popular is the name Bell?
Bell was the 11097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 275th; the most babies were born in 1900 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,119 places. More babies were named Bell in the 1890s than in any other decade.
Is Bell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bell in the US.