Is Bella a boy or girl name?

Bella is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Bella?

The average Bella alive today is an estimated 13 years old. People named Bella were most often born around 2010.

When was the name Bella most popular?

Bella peaked in 2010 with 5,144 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Bella have?

In one report's words: cinematic, post-millennial, unabbreviated. Bella ranks #788 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Bella — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Romance adjective for fair or fine. It long served across Europe as a pet form of Isabella. American records show it as a standalone given name since 1880, followed by a massive late-2000s surge.

Also answers toBells, Bel

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 5,144 souls, A.D. 2010 2025

2025: 2,129 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

13 yrs

Most Bellas were born around 2010 — has never once waited for a photo to develop.

Peak Reign

2010

№48 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 59%

then Gen Z 39% · Millennial 1%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈84K ever born · now falling

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Bella grew up with

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Zoom school·Roblox·TikTok

Generation Distribution — Living Bellas

SSA Data

Gen Z 39%Gen Alpha 59%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Bella peaked in 2010.

Estimated average age: 13.

What people think

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Bella sounds like someone born in —

Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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Public Opinion Ledger

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The public has not yet weighed in on Bella. Early ballots carry the most weight.

First Impressions

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The name reads squarely as middle school or high school today. It suggests someone born when vampire paperbacks dominated airport kiosks and young adult fiction dictated nursery rosters. The average bearer is about twelve years old. It is frequently assumed to be a nickname until corrected on the roster.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Nearly ninety-eight percent of all living Americans with the name belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha.

Field Note 02

The name hit its peak in 2010 with roughly five thousand births before beginning a steady descent down the chart.

Notable Bellas

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Bella Abzuglawyer and U.S. representative, b. 1920

Bella Lewitzkymodern dancer and choreographer, b. 1913

Bella Spewackwriter and playwright, b. 1899

Adjacent Names

Stella · Luna · Mia · Piper · Isla · Chloe

Ephemera — If Bella were a…

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City

Forks, Washington

Color

Apple red

Artifact

Locker mirror with magnetic backing

Job

Junior varsity soccer referee

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