Belkis
Feminine
Belkis entered the US charts in 1965, peaked at #4670 in 1989, ranks #8860 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Belkis?
Belkis first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Belkis alive today was born around 1993, making them about 32 years old. About 400 people named Belkis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Belkis most popular?
Belkis peaked in 1989, reaching #4670 nationally. Today it ranks #8860, 4,190 places below that high. See the whole 1989 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 198919 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4670reached in 1989
- Change vs 2024
- +10.0%11 in 2025, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Belkiss among us
people named Belkis are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 146,115 born in 2025 was named Belkis
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Marjan test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Belkis's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marjan climbed just as high around 1949, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marjan's path sketches the road Belkis is walking now.
Belkis sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Belkis beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Belkis in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Feminine · #8860 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Belkiss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Belkis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Belkis in 2025?
- Belkis ranks #8860 among US girl names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Belkis?
- About 1 in every 146,115 US girls born in 2025 was named Belkis — 11 in all.
- Will my child share the name Belkis with classmates?
- Belkis will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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