Meaning and history
Bella is a short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella, and it is also associated with the Italian word bella, meaning “beautiful.” The name was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for the main character in her popular Twilight series of novels, first published in 2005 and later adapted into films beginning in 2008.
20062006: 1,959 births, rank #181
2007: 2,260 births, rank #157
2008: 2,788 births, rank #122
2009: 4,540 births, rank #58
2010: 5,136 births, rank #48
20112011: 4,280 births, rank #60
2012: 4,362 births, rank #54
2013: 4,190 births, rank #58
2014: 4,107 births, rank #70
2015: 3,814 births, rank #74
20162016: 3,685 births, rank #78
2017: 4,667 births, rank #50
2018: 4,578 births, rank #48
2019: 4,399 births, rank #50
2020: 3,649 births, rank #63
20212021: 3,369 births, rank #73
2022: 2,915 births, rank #85
2023: 2,566 births, rank #104
2024: 2,479 births, rank #109
20252025: 2,129 births, rank #136
Bella moved from #109 to #136 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2010, with 5,136 births.