Belen
Belen is ranked 669th among girls in 2024 (430 births). Its best rank was 669th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #669up 173 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4300.03% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024430 births
- Best rank
- #669in 2024
- Since 1909
- 11,940people given the name
The story in the numbers
11,940 girls have been named Belen in the United States since 1909, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 430 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2010s alone account for 26%. It has spent 24 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Belen | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | |
| 1910s | 108 | |
| 1920s | 272 | |
| 1930s | 232 | |
| 1940s | 221 | |
| 1950s | 296 | |
| 1960s | 326 | |
| 1970s | 491 | |
| 1980s | 849 | |
| 1990s | 1,471 | |
| 2000s | 2,777 | |
| 2010s | 3,107 | |
| 2020s | 1,782 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Belen was the 669th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Belen
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Eleanapeak 2023
- Mariampeak 2024
- Kennapeak 2016
- Josephinapeak 2023
- Raynapeak 2019
- Serenepeak 2023
- Chayapeak 2022
- Alenapeak 2015
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.