Bedelia
Bedelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Bedelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bedelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Bedelia
American parents first put Bedelia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 24 Bedelias were born — ranking #1,992 that year. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Bedelias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1968 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 81 Bedelias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Bedelia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bedelia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Bedelia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bedelia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Buddleia
- Badilla
- Beadily
- Bodily
- Bedolla
- Bawdily
- Bedel
- Botella
- Bdellium
- Betula
- Borrelia
- Belyea
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bedelia
Bedelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Bedelia's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,992. Use the chart and map above to compare Bedelia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.