Spanish origin
Source-reportedFrom Spanish Belen. Also short for Belinda.
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- Wiktionary: BelenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Belen is a feminine given name documented in Cebuano. English Wiktionary traces it to Spanish Belen.
Separate records with matching spellings: Belen (Cebuano), Belén (Spanish, Finnish)
From Spanish Belen. Also short for Belinda.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 345 girls (rank 785).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Belen
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 8 | 1,607 | observed |
| 1910 | 7 | 1,935 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 8 | 2,144 | observed |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1914 | 6 | 3,188 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,434 | observed |
| 1916 | 15 | 2,133 | observed |
| 1917 | 14 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1918 | 18 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1919 | 22 | 1,745 | observed |
| 1920 | 24 | 1,708 | observed |
| 1921 | 25 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1922 | 20 | 1,957 | observed |
| 1923 | 23 | 1,782 | observed |
| 1924 | 28 | 1,612 | observed |
| 1925 | 29 | 1,535 | observed |
| 1926 | 35 | 1,325 | observed |
| 1927 | 24 | 1,728 | observed |
| 1928 | 29 | 1,469 | observed |
| 1929 | 35 | 1,257 | observed |
| 1930 | 21 | 1,748 | observed |
| 1931 | 25 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1932 | 23 | 1,597 | observed |
| 1933 | 25 | 1,470 | observed |
| 1934 | 19 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1935 | 29 | 1,356 | observed |
| 1936 | 24 | 1,507 | observed |
| 1937 | 23 | 1,580 | observed |
| 1938 | 21 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1939 | 22 | 1,638 | observed |
| 1940 | 22 | 1,682 | observed |
| 1941 | 15 | 2,190 | observed |
| 1942 | 21 | 1,860 | observed |
| 1943 | 23 | 1,791 | observed |
| 1944 | 17 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1945 | 13 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1946 | 26 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1947 | 30 | 1,752 | observed |
| 1948 | 22 | 2,070 | observed |
| 1949 | 32 | 1,666 | observed |
| 1950 | 36 | 1,550 | observed |
| 1951 | 35 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1952 | 25 | 2,023 | observed |
| 1953 | 31 | 1,783 | observed |
| 1954 | 24 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1955 | 36 | 1,733 | observed |
| 1956 | 22 | 2,389 | observed |
| 1957 | 37 | 1,784 | observed |
| 1958 | 23 | 2,376 | observed |
| 1959 | 27 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1960 | 41 | 1,764 | observed |
| 1961 | 37 | 1,893 | observed |
| 1962 | 33 | 2,031 | observed |
| 1963 | 31 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1964 | 37 | 1,947 | observed |
| 1965 | 24 | 2,464 | observed |
| 1966 | 32 | 2,058 | observed |
| 1967 | 34 | 2,012 | observed |
| 1968 | 25 | 2,482 | observed |
| 1969 | 32 | 2,254 | observed |
| 1970 | 40 | 2,043 | observed |
| 1971 | 47 | 1,857 | observed |
| 1972 | 46 | 1,832 | observed |
| 1973 | 55 | 1,647 | observed |
| 1974 | 40 | 2,066 | observed |
| 1975 | 42 | 2,060 | observed |
| 1976 | 66 | 1,535 | observed |
| 1977 | 42 | 2,189 | observed |
| 1978 | 67 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1979 | 46 | 2,147 | observed |
| 1980 | 62 | 1,766 | observed |
| 1981 | 74 | 1,580 | observed |
| 1982 | 92 | 1,345 | observed |
| 1983 | 80 | 1,447 | observed |
| 1984 | 73 | 1,550 | observed |
| 1985 | 81 | 1,505 | observed |
| 1986 | 73 | 1,620 | observed |
| 1987 | 89 | 1,459 | observed |
| 1988 | 109 | 1,320 | observed |
| 1989 | 116 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1990 | 127 | 1,279 | observed |
| 1991 | 108 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1992 | 141 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1993 | 136 | 1,258 | observed |
| 1994 | 113 | 1,416 | observed |
| 1995 | 150 | 1,156 | observed |
| 1996 | 157 | 1,155 | observed |
| 1997 | 183 | 1,040 | observed |
| 1998 | 185 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1999 | 171 | 1,143 | observed |
| 2000 | 229 | 936 | observed |
| 2001 | 214 | 1,001 | observed |
| 2002 | 292 | 802 | observed |
| 2003 | 267 | 894 | observed |
| 2004 | 276 | 884 | observed |
| 2005 | 247 | 989 | observed |
| 2006 | 288 | 918 | observed |
| 2007 | 331 | 853 | observed |
| 2008 | 321 | 868 | observed |
| 2009 | 312 | 879 | observed |
| 2010 | 305 | 872 | observed |
| 2011 | 286 | 913 | observed |
| 2012 | 273 | 936 | observed |
| 2013 | 283 | 902 | observed |
| 2014 | 266 | 997 | observed |
| 2015 | 296 | 927 | observed |
| 2016 | 374 | 762 | observed |
| 2017 | 368 | 756 | observed |
| 2018 | 341 | 798 | observed |
| 2019 | 316 | 849 | observed |
| 2020 | 303 | 881 | observed |
| 2021 | 336 | 826 | observed |
| 2022 | 390 | 742 | observed |
| 2023 | 323 | 842 | observed |
| 2024 | 431 | 671 | observed |
| 2025 | 345 | 785 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Belen” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Mexico City — registered given-name components, selected top 100 per sex/year, 2000–2022
Dirección General del Registro Civil, Ciudad de México · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — national top 100 newborn names per sex, 2002–2024
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Argentina — RENAPER national top twenty given-name components, 2012–2024
Dirección Nacional de Población, Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAPER) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
