Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Belladonna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,783 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#4,783
among girls · ↑394 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Belladonna · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
31 babies
All-time total
463
#12,426 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Belladonna popularity over time

463 babies have been named Belladonna since 2001, 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
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 114 11 – #4,700
2010s 207 21 +82% #5,339
2020s (to 2025) 142 24 +14% #4,427

Where Belladonna 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 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 29 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Belladonna

Belladonna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,783 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 463 American babies have been named Belladonna. Its peak came in 2009, when 31 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Belladonna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Belladonna?

The median living Belladonna is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 500 people named Belladonna are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Belladonna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,783
2024 25 #5,177
2023 20 #6,000
2022 17 #6,762
2021 31 #4,427
2020 21 #5,694
2019 21 #5,828
2018 24 #5,339
2017 18 #6,579
2016 23 #5,650
2015 17 #7,025
2014 18 #6,757
2013 22 #5,851
2012 25 #5,424
2011 22 #5,972
2010 17 #7,260
2009 31 #4,700
2008 22 #6,158
2007 16 #7,787
2006 11 #10,019
2005 – –
2004 13 #8,324
2003 6 #14,113
2002 7 #12,385
2001 8 #11,151
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Famous people named Belladonna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Belladonna Belladonna American pornographic actress, director, producer and model (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Belladonna?

The median living Belladonna is about 10 years old. Half of all living Belladonnas are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Belladonna are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Belladonna are alive in the United States, based on 463 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Belladonna in 2025?

Belladonna ranked #4,783 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Belladonna?

463 babies have been named Belladonna in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Belladonna most popular?

Belladonna peaked in 2009, when 31 newborns received the name.

Is Belladonna a boy or girl name?

Belladonna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Belladonna rising or falling?

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

Will Belladonna become more popular?

Belladonna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Belladonna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Belladonna?

Well-known people named Belladonna include Belladonna (pornographic actor).

Names like Belladonna

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