How popular is the name Belva?

Belva ranks 1,599th among girls' names in US records, with 7,955 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 10.

Is Belva a unisex name?

No. Belva is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1927, when 184 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2007.

Girl name#1,599 of girl names

Pronounced B EY1 L V AH0 (ARPABET)

Belva is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 7,955 children — the 1,599th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2007 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1927, when 184 children were given it.

1927184

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Belva?: Belva ranks 1,599th among girls' names in US records, with 7,955 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 10.
Is Belva a unisex name?: No. Belva is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Belva most popular?: 1927, when 184 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2007.