Belva
Belva was the 15304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 234th; the most babies were born in 1927 (184). More babies were named Belva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,304 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1927184 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,960babies recorded
Belva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,304 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #5,576 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,729 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 |
| 1950 | #900 | 97 |
| 1940 | #618 | 128 |
| 1930 | #515 | 170 |
| 1920 | #559 | 165 |
| 1910 | #473 | 72 |
| 1900 | #427 | 61 |
| 1890 | #386 | 42 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Belva, counting every spelling?
Belva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Belva?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Belva (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Belva 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Belva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Belva?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Belva are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 68 and 84. That makes Belva a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Belva by state
How common Belva was among girls born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (10.7×), South Dakota (5.4×), Iowa (3.0×), Nebraska (2.9×), West Virginia (2.6×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Belva
How popular is the name Belva?
Belva was the 15304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 234th; the most babies were born in 1927 (184). More babies were named Belva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Belva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Belva in the US.
Where was Belva most popular?
In 1925–1929, Belva was most common in Utah (1.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and Idaho.