Belen
Belén is a feminine given name. People with the name include:Belén Arjona, Spanish singer Belén Asensio, Spanish taekwondo practitioner Belén Casetta, Argentine runner Belén Esteban, Spanish television personality Belén Estévez, Argentine dancer and vedette Belén Fabra, Spanish actress Belén Gache, Argentine-born writer Belén García, Spanish racing driver Belén Gopegui, Spanish writer Belén López…
Meaning & Origin of Belen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Belén is a feminine given name. People with the name include:Belén Arjona, Spanish singer Belén Asensio, Spanish taekwondo practitioner Belén Casetta, Argentine runner Belén Esteban, Spanish television personality Belén Estévez, Argentine dancer and vedette Belén Fabra, Spanish actress Belén Gache, Argentine-born writer Belén García, Spanish racing driver Belén Gopegui, Spanish writer Belén López…
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The Story of Belen
Belen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 432 Belens were born — ranking #673 that year. As of 2026, Belen ranks #673 for baby girls with 432 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Belens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Belen
Belen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Belen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #668. Use the chart and map above to compare Belen'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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