How Many People Are Named Belia?

An estimated 1,085 people in the United States have the first name Belia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Belia peaked in popularity in 1931 with 51 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belia 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 Belia paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

1,085

About 1 in 315,903 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Female

100.0% confidence

Average Age

57

years old

Peak Year

1931

51 births

Total Registered

2,058

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Belia

Belia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,058 total births registered, 100.0% were female.

Male 0 (0.0%)
Female 2,058 (100.0%)

Belia as a female name

Ranked #13,701 in 2023

6 female births in 2023

Peak: 1931 (51 births)

Belia: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Belia span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 360 babies were registered. Belia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

0 10 20 31 41 51 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Belia by Decade

How has Belia 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.

Decade Total Male Female
1900s 5 0 5
1910s 53 0 53
1920s 281 0 281
1930s 360 0 360
1940s 294 0 294
1950s 331 0 331
1960s 246 0 246
1970s 185 0 185
1980s 101 0 101
1990s 56 0 56
2000s 49 0 49
2010s 73 0 73
2020s 24 0 24

Belia by State

Birth registrations for Belia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Arizona, California, Texas. On average, about 486 Belias were registered per state.

Texas 1,178
Arizona 49

Belia + Last Name Combinations

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Belia: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Belia?

We estimate approximately 1,085 people named Belia 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 315,903 Americans share this first name.

Is Belia a common name?

Belia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Belia most popular?

Belia reached peak popularity in 1931, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belia is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Belia a female name?

Belia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Belia Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belia Smith, Belia Johnson, Belia 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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