How Many People Are Named Belma?
An estimated 307 people in the United States have the first name Belma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Belma peaked in popularity in 1918 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belma 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 Belma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
307
About 1 in 1,116,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1918
18 births
Total Registered
640
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belma
Belma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 640 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Belma as a female name
Ranked #15,623 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1918 (18 births)
Belma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belma span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 104 babies were registered. Belma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Belma by Decade
How has Belma 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.
Belma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Belma
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Belma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belma?
We estimate approximately 307 people named Belma 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 1,116,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Belma a common name?
Belma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 640 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belma most popular?
Belma reached peak popularity in 1918, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belma is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belma a female name?
Belma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belma Smith, Belma Johnson, Belma 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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