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Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rising fast

BellIn Hebrew: בל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Bell (Hebrew: בל) is a girl's name of international origin. 445 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 13 girls and ranked #604. Its peak year was 2018, with 37 babies.

People in Israel
445
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
13
rank #604
Peak year
2018
37 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Bell

In Hebrew letters the name is בל, read right to left. Bell is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Bell by year in Israel

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Bell: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Bell

How do you write Bell in Hebrew?

Bell is written בל in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Bell?

445 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name בל: 445 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Bell a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named בל are women.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.