Bella dog name
We found 24,769 dogs named Bella in the public pet registers of 32 places. Combining all places, Bella is the #1 dog name. It is a top-ten name in 29 places. Almost all dogs named Bella are female.
🐱 Bella is also a popular cat name (#3 for cats, 3,200 cats).
Bella as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #2 in top 100 | 7,786 | 2025 |
| Switzerland Switzerland | #5 in top 34 | 2,589 | 2026 |
| Allegheny County United States | #1 of 51,228 | 4,046 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #1 of 34,500 | 3,461 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #1 in top 100 | 4,301 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #2 of 10,500 | 486 | 2019 |
| City of Casey Australia | #1 in top 20 | 339 | 2025 |
| Seattle United States | #10 of 8,191 | 108 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1 of 4,586 | 401 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #4 of 4,375 | 77 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #6 of 4,602 | 86 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #6 of 5,788 | 42 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #1 of 3,045 | 188 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #1 of 2,965 | 138 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #2 of 2,906 | 91 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #3 of 2,440 | 68 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #4 of 3,446 | 34 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #3 of 2,588 | 48 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #1 of 1,974 | 83 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #1 of 2,062 | 85 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #4 of 1,888 | 68 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #1 of 1,965 | 58 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #4 of 2,347 | 29 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #1 of 1,917 | 43 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #2 of 1,161 | 43 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #7 of 1,280 | 15 | 2019 |
| Miranda Colombia | #66 of 758 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #76 of 717 | 3 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #3 of 958 | 21 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #4 of 518 | 15 | 2016 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #65 of 498 | 2 | 2021–2025 |
| Burlington United States | #1 of 641 | 11 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Bella. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
11,327 female and 86 male dogs named Bella, in the places that record sex.
Bella over the years
Dogs named Bella per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Bella
Compared to all dogs, Bella is especially common among Puggles (2.2×), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (2.0×), Morkies (2.0×) and Bullmastiffs (1.9×).
Based on 8,213 dogs named Bella with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Bella
From Wikidata. More famous dogs
Bella as a baby name
Bella was the #136 girls' name in the US in 2025 (2,129 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #29 for girls in Hungary, #41 for girls in Armenia, #88 for girls in New Zealand and #91 for girls in England and Wales. See Bella as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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