How Many People Are Named Belva?
An estimated 1,737 people in the United States have the first name Belva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Belva peaked in popularity in 1927 with 184 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belva 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 Belva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Belva is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
1,737
About 1 in 197,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1927
184 births
Total Registered
7,955
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belva
Belva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,955 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Belva as a female name
Ranked #18,039 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1927 (184 births)
Belva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belva span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,650 babies were registered. Belva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Belva by Decade
How has Belva 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.
Belva by State
Birth registrations for Belva span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Mexico, Mississippi, Florida. On average, about 124 Belvas were registered per state.
Belva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Belva
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Belva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belva?
We estimate approximately 1,737 people named Belva 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 197,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Belva a common name?
Belva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,955 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belva most popular?
Belva reached peak popularity in 1927, when 184 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belva is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belva a female name?
Belva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belva Smith, Belva Johnson, Belva 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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