The first name Bela
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Bela, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 13 births (#2,025).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bela with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bela at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Bela, the 5,749th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 44 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bela
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Béla FleckAmerican banjo player, born 1958
- Béla BékessyFencer (1875–1916)
- Béla GoldoványiAthletics competitor (1925–1972)
- Béla VolentikAssociation football player (1907-1990)
- Béla KélerComposer and conductor from the Kingdom of Hungary (1820-1882)
- Béla IllésAssociation football player, born 1968
- Béla BakosiAthletics competitor (1957–)
- Béla, Duke of SlavoniaDuke of Slavonia (1250–1269)
- Béla BaloghAssociation football player, born 1984
- Béla BayFencer (1907–1999)
- Béla ViharAttila József Prized Hungarian poet, journalist, educator (1908–1978)
- Adalbert MarksteinerAssociation football player (1919–1976)
Questions
- How popular is the name Bela?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Bela, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2011, with 13 births.
- Is Bela a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,295 US babies named Bela since 1880, 63% were girls and 37% boys.
- When was Bela most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 44 babies were named Bela, its highest rank at 3,582nd.