What does the name Bella mean?

Bella means beautiful. Short form of Isabella.

Where does the name Bella come from?

Bella is a girl name of Italian origin.

Is Bella a boy or a girl name?

Bella is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 79,113 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.

How popular is the name Bella in 2023?

Bella ranks #104 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2010 with 5,136 babies.

How do you pronounce Bella?

Bella is pronounced BEL-ah (2 syllables).

What are common spellings of Bella?

Bella is also written as Belle.

A name from Italian · Girl

Bella

Beautiful. Short form of Isabella.

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

79,113 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

2,566 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

BBeautiful. Short form of Isabella.

Variants & spellings

1 ways to spell "Bella".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

Belle Most common

Famous bearers

People who carry the name Bella.

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Bella Hadid (model)

Quick answers

People often ask about Bella.

What does the name Bella mean?: Bella means beautiful. Short form of Isabella.
Where does the name Bella come from?: Bella is a girl name of Italian origin.
Is Bella a boy or a girl name?: Bella is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 79,113 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.
How popular is the name Bella in 2023?: Bella ranks #104 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2010 with 5,136 babies.
How do you pronounce Bella?: Bella is pronounced BEL-ah (2 syllables).
What are common spellings of Bella?: Bella is also written as Belle.

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