Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Bellamy

Meaning fair Gender Unisex · 55% girls Rank 2025 #797 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”).

Rank 2025
#797
among girls · ↑64 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
715
named Bellamy · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,713
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
850 babies
All-time total
6,759
#3,110 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Bellamy popularity over time

6,759 babies have been named Bellamy since 1993, 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 – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – – – – – –
1990s 10 – 10 1 – #13,693
2000s 121 – 121 12 +1110% #5,259
2010s 1,507 673 2,180 218 +1702% #961
2020s (to 2025) 2,107 2,341 4,448 741 +240% #718

Where Bellamy 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 352 0.22 outside top 500
2027 362 0.23 outside top 500
2028 370 0.23 outside top 500
2029 378 0.24 outside top 500
2030 384 0.24 outside top 500

Where Bellamy is most popular

Girls named Bellamy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.218 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

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 Bellamy 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
Oklahoma 53 0.720 +231%
Kentucky 52 0.608 +179%
Arkansas 29 0.549 +152%
West Virginia 12 0.458 +110%
Indiana 54 0.385 +77%
North Carolina 81 0.356 +63%
Missouri 42 0.348 +60%
Georgia 79 0.348 +60%
Ohio 75 0.316 +45%
Colorado 35 0.314 +44%
Tennessee 49 0.309 +42%
Alabama 29 0.309 +42%
South Carolina 26 0.289 +33%
Washington 37 0.256 +18%
Virginia 42 0.246 +13%
Arizona 34 0.242 +11%
Texas 194 0.241 +11%
Florida 102 0.238 +10%
California 191 0.227 ≈ national
Michigan 41 0.225 ≈ national
Nebraska 7 0.195 -11%
Wisconsin 20 0.194 -11%
Illinois 44 0.192 -12%
Maryland 20 0.189 -13%
Utah 13 0.156 -28%
Minnesota 16 0.148 -32%
New York 56 0.141 -35%
Massachusetts 16 0.132 -39%
Nevada 6 0.129 -41%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 -44%
Kansas 7 0.121 -44%
Oregon 6 0.092 -58%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -72%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Bellamy

Bellamy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #797 in 2025 with 341 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 6,759 American babies have been named Bellamy, about 55% girls and 45% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 850 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 Bellamy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bellamy?

The median living Bellamy is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 6,700 people named Bellamy are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Bellamy 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 341 #797 374 #721
2024 314 #861 395 #688
2023 330 #833 348 #750
2022 408 #718 442 #629
2021 373 #764 447 #621
2020 341 #798 335 #734
2019 253 #1,017 270 #834
2018 275 #961 182 #1,086
2017 249 #1,036 135 #1,332
2016 234 #1,098 57 #2,306
2015 186 #1,293 24 #4,191
2014 107 #1,879 5 #12,313
2013 51 #3,177 – –
2012 51 #3,223 – –
2011 53 #3,139 – –
2010 48 #3,367 – –
2009 17 #7,386 – –
2008 12 #9,577 – –
2007 14 #8,596 – –
2006 23 #5,740 – –
2005 20 #6,043 – –
2004 12 #8,802 – –
2003 23 #5,259 – –
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Famous people named Bellamy

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

  1. 1 Bellamy Young Bellamy Young American actress, singer (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Bellamy?

The median living Bellamy is about 4 years old. Half of all living Bellamys are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Bellamy are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Bellamy are alive in the United States, based on 6,759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bellamy mean?

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”).

How popular is the name Bellamy in 2025?

Bellamy ranked #797 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 341 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bellamy?

6,759 babies have been named Bellamy in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bellamy most popular?

Bellamy peaked in 2022, when 850 newborns received the name.

Is Bellamy a boy or girl name?

Bellamy is used for both: about 55% of babies named Bellamy have been girls and 45% boys.

Is the name Bellamy rising or falling?

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

Will Bellamy become more popular?

Bellamy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 384 girls named Bellamy 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 Bellamy?

Well-known people named Bellamy include Bellamy Young (actor).

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