Belanna
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV.
Meaning & Origin of Belanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV.
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The Story of Belanna
Belanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 21 Belannas were born — ranking #5,364 that year. As of 2026, Belanna ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 118 Belannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Belanna
Belanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Belanna's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,364. Use the chart and map above to compare Belanna'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 .
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