Bella
“beautiful”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Italian origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 606th
- births in 2023–2025
- 230
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,937
- −0.6% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2014
Meaning and origin of Bella
Bella is thought to mean “beautiful” and is of Italian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Bella in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2014.
- Over recent years, Bella has been stable (−0.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Bella every 40 schools.
Bella in English-speaking countries
Bella ranks 70th in New Zealand, 78th in England and Wales and 89th in Scotland, against 606th in France.
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
70th girls’ name161 babies in 3 years1 girl in 261−5.4% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
104th girls’ name61 babies in 3 years1 girl in 369−7.1% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
89th girls’ name143 babies in 3 years1 girl in 380−4.6% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
91st girls’ name161 babies in 3 years1 girl in 403−3.5% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
78th girls’ name1,821 babies in 3 years1 girl in 422−6.1% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
103rd girls’ name89 babies in 3 years1 girl in 446−2.7% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
112th girls’ name7,174 babies in 3 years1 girl in 674−10.1% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
146th girls’ name212 babies in 3 years1 girl in 729−0.7% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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