Baby name

Belva

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1927, with 184 births and the No. 519 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 108 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 14938.

7,960births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 519rank at its peak, in 1927

Where babies named Belva are born

1927

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Belva is most common in West Virginia (7 times), Oklahoma (3.2) and Kentucky (3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Bella 83,721
Elva 31,697
Melva 14,155
Velva 4,274
Belia 2,058
Nelva 1,139

Names from the same era

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