Bella sits comfortably in the UK charts at #91 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#91
US Rank #136
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About the Name Bella
Bella ranked #91 in 2025, down from its peak of #52 in 2014 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 14 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Bella is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Bella on the register.
In the US it sits at #109 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Bella
Bella Abzug — Bella Abzug, nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement.
Máté Bella — Máté Bella is a Hungarian composer and university professor at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary.
Ivan Bella — Ivan Bella is a Slovak Air Force officer who became the first Slovak citizen to fly in space.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bella
Unlikely. With around 515 UK babies named Bella per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bella in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bella has been fairly steady, ranked #91 in 2025 against #63 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #52 in 2014.
Bella is more popular in the UK (#76) than in the US (#109). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Bella include: Máté Bella, Ivan Bella and Bella Mackie. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bella appears in the US top 500 at #109 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
515
UK babies named Bella (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↓ 28 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bella
Almost certainly the only Bella in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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