Belva is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Belva means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Belva across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Belva has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Belva is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “beautiful view”. A name possibly derived from Latin bella meaning beautiful.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,960 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Belva per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1927 (184/yr).
Belva has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1927, when it ranked #948 nationally (given to 184 babies that year).
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