Belma
Belma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bosnian, Turkish.
- Bosnian
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Belma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Belma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bosnian, Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
- Turkish
The Story of Belma
Belma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 18 Belmas were born — ranking #2,029 that year. As of 2026, Belma ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 640 Belmas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Belma
Belma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 640 births in the dataset. Belma's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,029. Use the chart and map above to compare Belma'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.