Belle
Pronounced B EH1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1915
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Belle?
Belle is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 21,464 children — the 889th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1915, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1915, when 454 children were given it.
Bell is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Belle and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Bell
Nicknames
Belle is itself a short form of Isabella.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B EH1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Belle
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Belle
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Belle?
- Belle ranks 889th among girls' names in US records, with 21,464 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,841.
- Is Belle a unisex name?
- No. Belle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Belle most popular?
- 1915, when 454 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Belle spelled?
- Bell. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.