UK girl's name
Bella-Rae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bella-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Bella-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3015, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 24 births.
This profile covers 185 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2012 to 2024. 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 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 184 living people in the UK are called Bella-Rae. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bella-Rae ranked #3015 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 24 girls were registered as Bella-Rae.
- • About 184 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bella-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3015
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
2021
24 births
Estimated living
184
2026
Popularity
Bella-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Bella-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2024. 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-Rae, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 24 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bella-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bella-Rae 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 | #2091 | 75 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2207 | 110 | 8 |
Related
Names similar to Bella-Rae
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- 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-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bella-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Bella-Rae was ranked #3015 for girls in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Bella-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 24 babies registered as Bella-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bella-Rae in the UK?
A total of 185 babies have been registered as Bella-Rae 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.