# Bellamy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bellamy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “fair”, “friend” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛləmi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,759 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,014 / 3,745 (55% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 104, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”). Could also be a locational surname from the Norman town of Bêlleme (Belesme).

## What it means

Bellamy is grouped under friend and white.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | 3,139 |
| 2012 | 51 | 3,223 |
| 2013 | 51 | 3,177 |
| 2014 | 107 | 1,879 |
| 2015 | 186 | 1,293 |
| 2016 | 234 | 1,098 |
| 2017 | 249 | 1,036 |
| 2018 | 275 | 961 |
| 2019 | 253 | 1,017 |
| 2020 | 341 | 798 |
| 2021 | 373 | 764 |
| 2022 | 408 | 718 |
| 2023 | 330 | 833 |
| 2024 | 314 | 861 |
| 2025 | 341 | 797 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 12,313 |
| 2015 | 24 | 4,191 |
| 2016 | 57 | 2,306 |
| 2017 | 135 | 1,332 |
| 2018 | 182 | 1,086 |
| 2019 | 270 | 834 |
| 2020 | 335 | 734 |
| 2021 | 447 | 621 |
| 2022 | 442 | 629 |
| 2023 | 348 | 750 |
| 2024 | 395 | 688 |
| 2025 | 374 | 721 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,867 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,160 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## People named Bellamy

- Bellamy Young, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.