How Many People Are Named Belva?
people named Belva are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 161,829 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,960 babies named Belva in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
184 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Belva in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Belva alive today is about 75 years old, and 89% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 68 and 84 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Belva first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1927, to 184 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Belva has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #234, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #15,299.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,299 |
| Best rank | #234 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #558 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Belva alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Belva were born in Texas than in any other state: about 168 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Belva was given 5.9 times as often in West Virginia, 5.5 times in Utah and 4.8 times in South Dakota.
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