The first name Bell
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /bɛl/ 1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
A form of Belle.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bell at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Bell, the 11,097th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1900, when 63 were.
GirlsBoys
2,626
babies named Bell since 1880
#11,097
rank in 2025
1900
peak year
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Bel
Famous people named Bell
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- William Bell ScottBritish artist (1811-1890)
- Anna Bell PeaksAmerican porn actress, born 1981
- William Bell WaltonAmerican politician (1871-1939)
- Ida B. WellsAmerican journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)
Questions
- Is Bell a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 95% of the 2,626 US babies named Bell since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bell most popular?
- 1900 in the United States, when 63 babies were named Bell, its highest rank at 423rd.
- How do you pronounce Bell?
- Bell is /bɛl/, one syllable.
- What name is Bell a form of?
- Bell is a form of Belle.
- What are other spellings of Bell?
- Bel.
- Is Bell also a surname?
- Yes. Bell is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.