Belen Girl
How popular is Belen?
#785 girl name in 2025
345 baby girls were named Belen in the US in 2025, making it the 785th most popular girl name.
11,525living people named Belen (est.)
18median age of people named Belen
12,366babies named Belen since 1880
1 in 9,610US babies born in 2025
Belen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #785 for girls (▼ 114 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 345 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #927 in 2015, #881 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (431 girls) |
| Highest rank | #671 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Belen is most popular
Babies named Belen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Maryland: 0.6 per 1,000 (62 girls)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (413 girls)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (301 girls)
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (52 girls)
- Florida: 0.3 per 1,000 (146 girls)
Belen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | #1,607 |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,745 |
| 1920s | 272 | #1,256 |
| 1930s | 232 | #1,356 |
| 1940s | 221 | #1,665 |
| 1950s | 296 | #1,549 |
| 1960s | 326 | #1,763 |
| 1970s | 491 | #1,535 |
| 1980s | 849 | #1,319 |
| 1990s | 1,471 | #1,039 |
| 2000s | 2,777 | #802 |
| 2010s | 3,108 | #756 |
| 2020s | 2,128 | #671 |
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Questions
- Is Belen a boy or girl name?
- Belen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Belen were girls.
- How popular is the name Belen?
- 345 baby girls were named Belen in the US in 2025, making it the 785th most popular girl name.
- When was Belen most popular?
- Belen peaked in 2024, when 431 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #671 in 2024.
- How many people are named Belen?
- 12,366 babies have been named Belen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,525 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Belen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Belen was most common in Maryland, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.