Belle · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Belle, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	2,616
1881	2,382
1882	2,448
1883	2,333
1884	2,217
1885	1,917
1886	1,868
1887	1,863
1888	1,775
1889	1,486
1890	1,597
1891	1,294
1892	1,248
1893	1,334
1894	1,117
1895	1,211
1896	1,000
1897	905
1898	993
1899	772
1900	971
1901	869
1902	803
1903	763
1904	744
1905	703
1906	647
1907	615
1908	559
1909	579
1910	487
1911	504
1912	500
1913	437
1914	464
1915	414
1916	320
1917	290
1918	246
1919	223
1920	196
1921	178
1922	156
1923	147
1924	130
1925	115
1926	98
1927	101
1928	81
1929	86
1930	73
1931	58
1932	64
1933	55
1934	48
1935	45
1936	40
1937	43
1938	40
1939	38
1940	28
1941	37
1942	33
1943	37
1944	19
1945	31
1946	27
1947	26
1948	28
1949	33
1950	23
1951	28
1952	24
1953	26
1954	22
1955	15
1956	15
1957	20
1958	19
1959	16
1960	17
1961	16
1962	15
1963	15
1964	17
1965	14
1966	11
1967	10
1968	11
1969	15
1970	13
1971	10
1972	12
1973	12
1974	14
1975	10
1976	8
1977	10
1978	9
1979	13
1980	7
1981	8
1982	9
1983	11
1984	8
1985	5
1986	3
1987	7
1988	3
1989	5
1990	7
1991	4
1992	10
1993	19
1994	23
1995	20
1996	31
1997	36
1998	38
1999	32
2000	41
2001	60
2002	63
2003	59
2004	80
2005	82
2006	77
2007	75
2008	90
2009	74
2010	87
2011	82
2012	93
2013	108
2014	141
2015	141
2016	165
2017	196
2018	183
2019	183
2020	158
2021	147
2022	167
2023	156
2024	157
2025	154

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Michigan 1.7×
Pennsylvania 1.5×
Illinois 1.5×
California 1.5×
Florida 1.2×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 247
Rank in 2025: #1,013
How rare: 1 in 6,507 girls
Since 1880: 19,227

Most popular in 1880, at 2,616 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 9% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Michigan	1.7×	29
Pennsylvania	1.5×	33
Illinois	1.5×	31
California	1.5×	114
Florida	1.2×	50

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.