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Bela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Bela?

The rare name Bela was the 7,102nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Bela, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #3,239 in 1913.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2010 with 44 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Bela was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Bela, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1996-2008.

Sometimes the name Bela has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Bela popularity headed?

Bela's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

Bela's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Bela lately has dropped.

The name Bela is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Bela (Girl)Bela (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 7,102 < 5 --
2017 20 6,059 6 10,921
2016 25 5,291 6 10,883
2015 16 7,319 7 9,673
2014 38 3,928 6 10,849
2013 28 4,913 < 5 --
2012 41 3,788 < 5 --
2011 34 4,255 < 5 --
2010 44 3,579 < 5 --
2009 30 4,819 < 5 --
2008 43 3,717 6 11,209
2007 34 4,389 11 7,146
2006 34 4,269 5 12,239
2005 26 4,975 12 6,255
2004 23 5,395 13 5,841
2003 21 5,608 7 8,748
2002 15 7,094 10 6,584
2001 16 6,658 5 10,738
2000 16 6,526 9 6,901
1999 10 8,879 < 5 --
1998 11 8,070 5 9,779
1997 11 7,824 < 5 --
1996 5 13,779 < 5 --
1995 5 13,671 6 7,894
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- 5 8,827
1992 < 5 -- 6 7,509
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 6 10,989 5 8,015
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- 7 5,193
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- 5 6,332
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- 8 4,535
1979 6 9,105 5 6,136
1978 < 5 -- < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 5 8,885 5 5,286
1973 6 7,507 8 3,735
1972 < 5 -- 5 5,059
1971 < 5 -- < 5 --
1970 < 5 -- 10 3,088
1969 < 5 -- < 5 --
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- 9 2,795
1966 < 5 -- 6 3,563
1965 < 5 -- 10 2,633
1964 < 5 -- 9 2,872
1963 < 5 -- 10 2,689
1962 < 5 -- 12 2,375
1961 < 5 -- 10 2,716
1960 < 5 -- 9 2,887
1959 < 5 -- 10 2,676
1958 < 5 -- 12 2,379
1957 < 5 -- 5 4,025
1956 < 5 -- < 5 --
1955 < 5 -- 7 3,225
1954 < 5 -- < 5 --
1953 < 5 -- 6 3,459
1952 < 5 -- 7 3,122
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 < 5 -- < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 < 5 -- 8 2,888
1946 < 5 -- 6 3,200
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 < 5 -- < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- 6 3,253
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- < 5 --
1940 < 5 -- < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- < 5 --
1938 < 5 -- < 5 --
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- 5 3,712
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
1932 < 5 -- 5 3,826
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
1929 < 5 -- 5 4,008
1928 < 5 -- 7 3,388
1927 < 5 -- 8 3,176
1926 < 5 -- 7 3,414
1925 < 5 -- 12 2,448
1924 7 4,038 < 5 --
1923 5 5,045 7 3,501
1922 < 5 -- 11 2,643
1921 6 4,524 6 3,908
1920 5 5,062 5 4,349
1919 < 5 -- 7 3,428
1918 < 5 -- 14 2,171
1917 < 5 -- 9 2,751
1916 < 5 -- 13 2,162
1915 < 5 -- 13 2,077
1914 < 5 -- 7 2,674
1913 5 3,239 < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- 5 2,577
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.