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Bella

female

Meaning

"Beautiful"

Often a short form of Isabella or related names, also directly from Italian bella meaning beautiful.

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Popularity History of Bella

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#109Top 500

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#109

Bella was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-3

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Bella Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Bella

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Famous Bellas

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    Bella Hadid
    American supermodel named Model of the Year multiple times
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    Bella Swan
    Protagonist of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novel series

Quick Facts

OriginItalian, Latin
Syllables2
Length5 letters

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