Belen
#785 for girls in 2025, 345 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 431 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,287since 1909
Belen over time
Rank among girls' names. Belen has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #785 | 345 | — | |
| 2024 | #671 | 431 | — | |
| 2023 | #842 | 323 | — | |
| 2022 | #742 | 390 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #826 | 336 | — | |
| 2020 | #881 | 303 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #849 | 316 | — | |
| 2018 | #798 | 341 | — | |
| 2017 | #756 | 368 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #762 | 374 | — | |
| 2015 | #927 | 296 | — | |
| 2014 | #997 | 266 | — | |
| 2013 | #902 | 283 | — | |
| 2012 | #936 | 273 | — | |
| 2011 | #913 | 286 | — | |
| 2010 | #872 | 305 | — | |
| 2009 | #879 | 312 | — | |
| 2008 | #868 | 321 | — | |
| 2007 | #853 | 331 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #918 | 288 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #989 | 247 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #884 | 276 | — | |
| 2003 | #894 | 267 | — | |
| 2002 | #802 | 292 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,001 | 214 | — | |
| 2000 | #936 | 229 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,143 | 171 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,059 | 185 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,040 | 183 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #1,155 | 157 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,156 | 150 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,416 | 113 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #1,258 | 136 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #1,231 | 141 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #1,463 | 108 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,279 | 127 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #1,333 | 116 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,320 | 109 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,459 | 89 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,620 | 73 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,505 | 81 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,447 | 80 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,345 | 92 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #1,580 | 74 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,766 | 62 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,189 | 42 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,535 | 66 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,647 | 55 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,012 | 34 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,947 | 37 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,131 | 31 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,893 | 37 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,764 | 41 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,550 | 36 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,771 | 26 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,703 | 21 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,257 | 35 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Belen! It came in at #1,607, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Belen is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#451 · 1 in 2,400
- Nevada#545 · 1 in 2,319
- Washington#611 · 1 in 3,262
- Arizona#685 · 1 in 3,553
- Illinois#707 · 1 in 4,198
Best ever in a state: #113 in Arizona, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #451 | 96 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Nevada | #545 | 5 | 1 in 2,319 |
| Washington | #611 | 9 | 1 in 3,262 |
| Arizona | #685 | 10 | 1 in 3,553 |
| Illinois | #707 | 16 | 1 in 4,198 |
| Texas | #828 | 32 | 1 in 5,019 |
| Colorado | #879 | 5 | 1 in 4,945 |
| Georgia | #1,033 | 8 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,284 | 5 | 1 in 10,971 |
| New York | #1,393 | 9 | 1 in 10,564 |
| Florida | #1,395 | 8 | 1 in 10,713 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Belen
- 114 spots since 2024 (#671 → #785)
- 96 spots since 2020 (#881 → #785)
- 142 spots since 2015 (#927 → #785)
- Biggest jump: 207 spots in 2000 (#1,143 → #936)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2025 (#671 → #785)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 2024 at #671 (431 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Highest: 1 in 3,759 girls born in 2024 were named Belen (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,659 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 25.3% of all girls named Belen (3,108) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | #1,607 (1909) | #1,607 |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,745 (1919) | #2,312 |
| 1920s | 272 | #1,257 (1929) | #1,610 |
| 1930s | 232 | #1,356 (1935) | #1,587 |
| 1940s | 221 | #1,666 (1949) | #1,934 |
| 1950s | 296 | #1,550 (1950) | #1,963 |
| 1960s | 326 | #1,764 (1960) | #2,104 |
| 1970s | 491 | #1,535 (1976) | #1,897 |
| 1980s | 849 | #1,320 (1988) | #1,493 |
| 1990s | 1,471 | #1,040 (1997) | #1,220 |
| 2000s | 2,777 | #802 (2002) | #902 |
| 2010s | 3,108 | #756 (2017) | #871 |
| 2020s | 2,128 | #671 (2024) | #791 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Belen in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 7,481 of them was named Belen, which outranked 94.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Belen, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #9,115Zyshawn7
- #10,151Belen6
- #10,151Aadam6
- #10,151Aadhav6
- #10,151Abanoub6
- #11,472Aadesh5
- #11,472Aadin5
- #11,472Aahan5
Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.