Bella is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “beautiful.” In 2024 it was given to 2,469 girls in the United States.
Bella belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “beautiful” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bella first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #48 in 2010, and in 2024 2,469 babies received the name — 81,537 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bella means “beautiful” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bella is a girl name. In 2024, 2,469 babies received the name in the US.
Bella comes from the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian tradition.
Bella first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #48 in 2010, and 2,469 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bella is pronounced /ˈbɛlə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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