Bellamy
Bellamy was the 721st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 374 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 621st with 447 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,470 places. More babies were named Bellamy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning fair friend (Norman French) · French
Say it BEL-uh-mee /ˈbɛləmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #721 boys, up 13 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 374boys
- Girls and boys
- 47% girls, 53% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021447 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,759babies recorded
What does the name Bellamy mean?
Bellamy is a Norman surname that Wiktionary derives from Old French bel, fair or handsome, and ami, friend: "fair friend." Wiktionary adds that it could also be a place-name surname from the Norman town of Bellême. Wiktionary records it as a unisex given name. In the US Bellamy has been used for girls since 1993 and for boys since 2014.
bel (Old French, “fair, handsome”)ami (Old French, “friend”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary gives a second, place-name origin.
Related names: Bellami, Bella.
See also: French names, names that mean love, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bellamy' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Bellamy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #797 | #721 | 341 | 374 |
| 2020 | #798 | #734 | 341 | 335 |
| 2010 | #3,367 | — | 48 | — |
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How popular is Bellamy, counting every spelling?
Bellamy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #702 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #721 for Bellamy on its own. Together these spellings went to 374 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellamy | 374 | #721 | 2,006 |
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 Bellamy?
374 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bellamy (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bellamy 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 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bellamy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bellamy?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Bellamy are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 6. That makes Bellamy a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Bellamy by state
How common Bellamy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (3.5×), West Virginia (2.6×), Oregon (2.3×), Arkansas (2.3×), Iowa (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bellamy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bellamy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Bellamy · Sibling names for Bellamy
Questions about the name Bellamy
What does Bellamy mean?
Bellamy means “fair friend (Norman French)” (French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Bellamy?
Bellamy was the 721st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 374 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 621st with 447 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,470 places. More babies were named Bellamy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bellamy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 47% girls, 53% boys given the name Bellamy in the US.
Where is Bellamy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bellamy was most common in Oklahoma (0.80 per 1,000 boys), followed by Montana and West Virginia.