Bella

Bella

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive or nickname form of names ending in -bella, including Izabella and Isabella. However, it can also derive, unrelatedly, from the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin words for "beautiful".

From Wikipedia

Bella first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 671 babies (rank #41 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bella

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bella yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,417

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

671

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2004	128	#82
2005	257	#37
2006	129	#52
2007	152	#42
2008	122	#55
2009	139	#44
2010	144	#44
2011	129	#52
2012	140	#49
2013	124	#52
2014	141	#61
2015	631	#49
2016	671	#41
2017	179	#74
2018	149	#87
2019	231	#87
2020	210	#80
2021	175	#75
2022	165	#81
2023	198	#83
2024	203	#84

Year

Babies

Rank

2004

128

#82

2005

257

#37

2006

129

#52

2007

152

#42

2008

122

#55

2009

139

#44

2010

144

#44

2011

129

#52

2012

140

#49

2013

124

#52

2014

141

#61

2015

631

#49

2016

671

#41

2017

179

#74

2018

149

#87

2019

231

#87

2020

210

#80

2021

175

#75

2022

165

#81

2023

198

#83

2024

203

#84

Meaning

Numerology of Bella

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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