UK girl's name
Bella-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bella-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Bella-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 13 births.
This profile covers 90 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2011 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 90 living people in the UK are called Bella-May. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bella-May ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 13 girls were registered as Bella-May.
- • About 90 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bella-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
13 births
Estimated living
90
2026
Popularity
Bella-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Bella-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bella-May, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bella-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bella-May was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4242 | 20 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3327 | 70 | 9 |
Related
Names similar to Bella-May
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Bella-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bella-May in the UK right now?
In 2023, Bella-May was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bella-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 13 babies registered as Bella-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bella-May in the UK?
A total of 90 babies have been registered as Bella-May across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.