Belva Name Popularity

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How popular is Belva?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Belva in the United States in 2018.

Belva, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #234 in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1927 with 184 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Belva was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Belva, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1880-1884, 1897-1900, and 1909-1916, whereas 1955-1958, and 1963-1967 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Belva popularity headed?

Belva's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Belva's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Belva lately has remained about the same.

The name Belva is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Belva has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Belva (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		5	18,031
2006		5	17,528
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		5	13,781
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		< 5	--
1989		6	10,991
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		< 5	--
1984		< 5	--
1983		7	8,126
1982		5	10,646
1981		5	10,569
1980		12	5,573
1979		11	5,773
1978		8	7,000
1977		11	5,559
1976		10	5,626
1975		10	5,553
1974		10	5,388
1973		10	5,220
1972		14	4,104
1971		13	4,320
1970		16	3,728
1969		16	3,472
1968		24	2,546
1967		17	3,097
1966		21	2,673
1965		23	2,548
1964		30	2,201
1963		42	1,790
1962		37	1,891
1961		46	1,670
1960		51	1,562
1959		63	1,346
1958		51	1,500
1957		72	1,237
1956		64	1,298
1955		84	1,096
1954		65	1,230
1953		97	968
1952		95	969
1951		78	1,051
1950		97	900
1949		92	927
1948		88	925
1947		99	885
1946		117	756
1945		121	674
1944		90	806
1943		107	752
1942		144	624
1941		159	552
1940		128	618
1939		153	537
1938		162	534
1937		162	516
1936		150	530
1935		145	535
1934		151	526
1933		161	502
1932		160	516
1931		162	510
1930		170	515
1929		146	566
1928		166	540
1927		184	519
1926		170	536
1925		147	598
1924		161	578
1923		172	550
1922		161	564
1921		178	535
1920		165	559
1919		165	532
1918		169	541
1917		156	534
1916		170	494
1915		139	537
1914		130	485
1913		97	516
1912		106	461
1911		61	536
1910		72	473
1909		49	544
1908		55	488
1907		69	431
1906		44	517
1905		59	439
1904		38	537
1903		37	528
1902		52	429
1901		41	467
1900		61	427
1899		37	480
1898		35	528
1897		28	570
1896		34	506
1895		36	488
1894		33	497
1893		24	574
1892		27	526
1891		23	542
1890		42	386
1889		31	431
1888		66	289
1887		27	424
1886		23	455
1885		30	373
1884		66	234
1883		5	937
1882		5	922
1881		6	747
1880		< 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.