Bella
Barely given in Poland before the 2010s, it now goes to a small but rising number of girls: 16 last year. A Latin name that arrives through English, standing as a short form next to Izabela and Isabella.
Bella Pronunciation
Bella is pronounced BEL-lah (/ˈbɛlla/).
What Bella means
Where Bella comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Bella comes from the Latin bella, the feminine of bellus, meaning beautiful. For a long time it lived inside a longer name, Isabella, and readers of English novels and poetry met it there first. Later it broke off and grew popular in English-speaking countries as a name of its own.
The meaning is short. Beautiful, and little else. That plainness is part of why it moves so easily across borders.
In Poland the same Latin root surfaces as Izabela, with Iza as the everyday diminutive a teacher might read from a class register. Bela is another variant, closer to the original sound, while Bella still reads as the English cousin of the family. A child called Bella here sits comfortably beside her relatives Isabella and Izabela.
The name wears its origin openly: Latin bella, beautiful.
How many people are named Bella
1 in 70012 women in Poland is named Bella. 322 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1681 among female names.
Bella's popularity over time
16 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #570 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2012.
Where parents choose Bella
Bella is most popular in Pomeranian, 144% above the national average (7 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+96%) and Masovian (+89%). It is least common in Greater Poland and Lesser Poland, 52% and 32% below average respectively.
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Pomeranian
+144%1 in 21,046 babies
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Lower Silesian
+96%1 in 26,189 babies
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Masovian
+89%1 in 27,251 babies
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Greater Poland
−52%1 in 107,622 babies
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Lesser Poland
−32%1 in 75,639 babies
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Łódź
−19%1 in 63,359 babies
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Pomeranian+144% 7 born1 in 21,046 babies+144%
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Lower Silesian+96% 6 born1 in 26,189 babies+96%
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Masovian+89% 13 born1 in 27,251 babies+89%
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Warmian-Masurian+43% 2 born1 in 35,897 babies+43%
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West Pomeranian+22% 2 born1 in 42,213 babies+22%
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Silesian+13% 5 born1 in 45,517 babies+13%
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Łódź−19% 2 born1 in 63,359 babies−19%
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Lesser Poland−32% 3 born1 in 75,639 babies−32%
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Greater Poland−52% 2 born1 in 107,622 babies−52%
Bella as a middle name
Bella is a first name for 322 women in Poland and a middle name for another 174, a 65/35 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 512th, between Jasmina (176) and Ester (174).
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#510 Lucy177
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#511 Jasmina176
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#512 Bella174
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#513 Ester174
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#514 Rafaela174