girl's name
Belia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 2,058
Belia is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1931, when 51 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
Belia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 53 |
| 1920s | 281 |
| 1930s | 360 |
| 1940s | 294 |
| 1950s | 331 |
| 1960s | 246 |
| 1970s | 185 |
| 1980s | 101 |
| 1990s | 56 |
| 2000s | 49 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 24 |
How popular is Belia?
In 2023, Belia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Belia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Belia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Belia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Belia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Belia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Belia
How popular is the name Belia?
In 2023, Belia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Belia a girl's or a boy's name?
Belia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Belia most popular?
Belia peaked in 1931, when 51 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.