Bellamy
Bellamy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bellamy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bellamy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bellamy
As a girl name
Bellamy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 408 Bellamys were born — ranking #718 that year. As of 2026, Bellamy ranks #849 for girls with 320 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 4K Bellamys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bellamy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 447 Bellamys were born — ranking #621 that year. As of 2026, Bellamy ranks #691 for boys with 394 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Bellamys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bellamy
Bellamy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Bellamy's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #718. Use the chart and map above to compare Bellamy'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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