Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Belen

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #785 Trend ↑ Rising 19%
Rank 2025
#785
among girls · ↓114 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
345
named Belen · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,659
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
431 babies
All-time total
12,366
#1,468 all-time among girls
First recorded
1909
in Social Security records

Belen popularity over time

12,366 babies have been named Belen since 1909, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 8 – 8 1 – #1,623
1910s 108 – 108 11 +1250% #1,753
1920s 272 – 272 27 +152% #1,258
1930s 232 – 232 23 -15% #1,359
1940s 221 – 221 22 -5% #1,668
1950s 296 – 296 30 +34% #1,551
1960s 326 – 326 33 +10% #1,764
1970s 491 – 491 49 +51% #1,537
1980s 849 8 857 86 +75% #1,320
1990s 1,471 35 1,506 151 +76% #1,041
2000s 2,777 20 2,797 280 +86% #802
2010s 3,108 5 3,113 311 +11% #756
2020s (to 2025) 2,128 11 2,139 357 +15% #671

Where Belen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 354 0.22 outside top 500
2027 362 0.23 outside top 500
2028 369 0.23 outside top 500
2029 375 0.23 outside top 500
2030 380 0.24 outside top 500

Where Belen is most popular

Girls named Belen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.225 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Belen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 62 0.585 +160%
California 413 0.491 +118%
Texas 301 0.374 +66%
Arizona 52 0.371 +65%
Florida 146 0.341 +52%
New Jersey 61 0.338 +50%
Virginia 57 0.334 +49%
North Carolina 71 0.312 +39%
Georgia 60 0.264 +17%
Colorado 29 0.260 +15%
Washington 32 0.222 ≈ national
Oregon 14 0.215 ≈ national
Illinois 49 0.214 -5%
New York 82 0.207 -8%
Tennessee 23 0.145 -35%
Nevada 5 0.108 -52%
Alabama 10 0.107 -53%
Ohio 25 0.105 -53%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 -56%
Indiana 13 0.093 -59%
Iowa 5 0.086 -62%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -70%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -70%
Utah 5 0.060 -73%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -75%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -77%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -78%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -79%
Michigan 6 0.033 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Belen

Belen is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #785 in 2025 with 345 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1909, 12,366 American babies have been named Belen. Its peak came in 2024, when 431 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Belen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Belen?

The median living Belen is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 29. An estimated 12 thousand people named Belen are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Belen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 345 #785 – –
2024 431 #671 – –
2023 323 #842 – –
2022 390 #743 6 #11,047
2021 336 #826 – –
2020 303 #881 5 #12,258
2019 316 #849 – –
2018 341 #798 – –
2017 368 #756 5 #12,501
2016 374 #762 – –
2015 296 #927 – –
2014 266 #998 – –
2013 283 #902 – –
2012 273 #936 – –
2011 286 #913 – –
2010 305 #872 – –
2009 312 #879 – –
2008 321 #869 – –
2007 331 #853 7 #9,884
2006 288 #918 7 #9,688
2005 247 #989 6 #10,261
2004 276 #884 – –
2003 267 #894 – –
2002 292 #802 – –
2001 214 #1,002 – –
2000 229 #937 – –
1995 150 #1,158 – –
1990 127 #1,279 7 #6,471
1985 81 #1,505 – –
1980 62 #1,767 – –
1975 42 #2,060 – –
1970 40 #2,047 – –
1965 24 #2,470 – –
1960 41 #1,764 – –
1955 36 #1,736 – –
1950 36 #1,551 – –
1945 13 #2,475 – –
1940 22 #1,687 – –
1935 29 #1,359 – –
1930 21 #1,754 – –
1925 29 #1,538 – –
1920 24 #1,714 – –
1915 7 #3,469 – –
1910 7 #1,955 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Belen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Belen?

The median living Belen is about 17 years old. Half of all living Belens are between 8 and 29 years old.

How many people named Belen are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Belen are alive in the United States, based on 12,366 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Belen in 2025?

Belen ranked #785 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 345 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Belen?

12,366 babies have been named Belen in the United States since 1909, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Belen most popular?

Belen peaked in 2024, when 431 newborns received the name.

Is Belen a boy or girl name?

Belen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Belen rising or falling?

Belen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Belen become more popular?

Belen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 380 girls named Belen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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