girls:
3.1k births since 1993
#3125 (45th percentile)
boys:
2.2k births since 2014
#2664 (42nd percentile)
overall:
5.3k births since 1993
#3744 (52nd percentile)
The name Bellamy is the #3,744 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,328 recorded births since 1993. This represents the 51.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 51.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,125 (45.3% percentile) for all time with 3,086 births since 1993. For boys, it ranks #2,664 (41.9% percentile) for all time with 2,242 births since 2014.
Bellamy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993 (1993 for girls and 2014 for boys). Birth data for Bellamy is available in 23 out of the 31 years between 1993 and 2023 (23 years for girls and 10 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Bellamy has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 48.7% of babies named Bellamy were girls.
For girls, Bellamy reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 39.9% percentile (ranked #576) with 227 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 227 births per million (ranked 39.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2008, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Bellamy ranks #634 for girls (33.1% percentile) with 189 births per million, which is 83.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Bellamy reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 42.8% percentile (ranked #529) with 236 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 238 births per million (ranked 42.5% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Bellamy ranks #590 for boys (35.3% percentile) with 189 births per million, which is 79.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Bellamy".
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