How Many People Are Named Belen?
An estimated 10,955 people in the United States have the first name Belen. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Belen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 430 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Belen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Belen is overwhelmingly female, 79 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
10,955
About 1 in 31,287 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
430 births
Total Registered
12,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belen
Belen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,019 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Belen as a male name
Ranked #11,044 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1982 (8 births)
Belen as a female name
Ranked #669 in 2024
430 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (430 births)
Belen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belen span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,112 babies were registered. While Belen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Belen by Decade
How has Belen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Belen by State
Birth registrations for Belen span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in South Carolina, Nebraska, Louisiana. On average, about 304 Belens were registered per state.
Belen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Belen
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Belen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belen?
We estimate approximately 10,955 people named Belen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,287 Americans share this first name.
Is Belen a common name?
Belen is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belen most popular?
Belen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 430 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belen is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belen a female name?
Belen is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belen Smith, Belen Johnson, Belen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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