Belle

Belle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Belle is a feminine given name meaning "beautiful". It may also be a short form of Isabella, Isabel or variations thereof.

From Wikipedia

Belle first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 194 babies (rank #262 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Belle

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,522

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

194

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#2,124
1997	4	#3,257
1998	8	#2,000
1999	9	#1,827
2000	22	#979
2001	10	#1,744
2002	19	#1,107
2003	19	#1,180
2004	19	#1,213
2005	15	#1,513
2006	26	#1,056
2007	48	#707
2008	59	#633
2009	76	#526
2010	89	#464
2011	181	#271
2012	192	#255
2013	146	#321
2014	193	#254
2015	186	#268
2016	194	#262

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,124

1997

#3,257

1998

#2,000

1999

#1,827

2000

#979

2001

#1,744

2002

#1,107

2003

#1,180

2004

#1,213

2005

#1,513

2006

#1,056

2007

#707

2008

#633

2009

#526

2010

#464

2011

181

#271

2012

192

#255

2013

146

#321

2014

193

#254

2015

186

#268

2016

194

#262

Meaning

Numerology of Belle

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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