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Meaning of the nameBella

Bella is a spelling of the name Bela.

Meaning

The meaning of Bella is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
7,413
Rank in Brazil
#2,092
Median age
2 years
2010 Census
184
people

Bella in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bella, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (5,142 people).

7,377 women 36 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Bella is most common

States with the highest share of people named Bella in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  3. Distrito Federal 0.005%
  4. São Paulo 0.005%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,1020.005%
Rio de Janeiro9990.006%
Minas Gerais7270.004%
Bahia4540.003%
Paraná4410.004%
Santa Catarina4310.006%
Rio Grande do Sul4160.004%
Goiás2280.003%
Pará1930.002%
Espírito Santo1540.004%
Ceará1520.002%
Pernambuco1430.002%
Amazonas1430.004%
Distrito Federal1340.005%
Mato Grosso1200.003%
Maranhão960.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul770.003%
Piauí660.002%
Alagoas600.002%
Sergipe540.002%
Rio Grande do Norte520.002%
Paraíba510.001%
Rondônia350.002%
Tocantins320.002%
Amapá250.003%
Roraima170.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Bella

Italian and English spelling with two Ls, the most common in the group; almost all records are of people born from 2010 onward.

About the name Bela

Wiktionary records Bela as a feminine name equivalent to Bella. Bella is described as a borrowing from Italian, a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella; Wiktionary considers the link to the Italian bella, "pretty", a folk etymology, while Behind the Name treats it as a short form of Isabella and of other names ending in -bella and relates it to the Italian word. In Portuguese, bela is also the feminine form of the adjective belo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,642 people named Bela and 7,413 named Bella. The name is almost always female.

Other spellings of Bela

SpellingPeople (2022)
Bella7,413
Bela4,642

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Bela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Bella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Bella · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: bela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Bella

What does the name Bella mean?

The meaning of Bella is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Bella in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,413 people with the first name Bella, which ranks it number 2,092 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Bella a boy's or a girl's name?

Bella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,377 women and 36 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Bella?

Bella is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Bella most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.006% of the state's population is named Bella (999 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Bella?

Bela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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