The baby name Belah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEH-lah (ˈbɛlə),BEE-lah (ˈbiːlə),BAY-lah (ˈbeɪlə).
The baby name Belah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEH-lah (ˈbɛlə),BEE-lah (ˈbiːlə),BAY-lah (ˈbeɪlə).
Belah is Biblical, English, Latin in Origin.
Belah is a rare given name with primary roots in Hebrew, a transliteration of Bela‘ (בֶּלַע). It is borne by several figures in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Benjamin and a king of Edom, and also names a city later called Zoar. Scholars connect it to the Semitic root b-l-ʿ “to swallow, devour,” yielding the sense “devouring” or “one who consumes.” The final -h reflects the guttural ending and can make the form look feminine, though it was historically masculine.
Today Belah is uncommon. Some parents adopt it as a variant of Bela or for its resemblance to Bella, while in Australia Belah is also a nature name from an Aboriginal term for the hardy casuarina tree. Variants and related forms include Bela and Bellah; by sound only, Béla is comparable. Possible nicknames are Bel and Belle.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Belah is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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