MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bela mean?
Bela is a Hindi name for a fragrant jasmine, commonly the Arabian jasmine. It is used for flowers woven into garlands, giving the feminine name a familiar garden association.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बेला
Conventional spelling
Bengali
বেলা
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bela in Indian usage
29,001 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (93.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 27,191 records (93.8%).
- Recorded as male: 1,810 records (6.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,065 |
| 1940s | 2,654 |
| 1950s | 4,735 |
| 1960s | 6,748 |
| 1970s | 6,680 |
| 1980s | 4,592 |
| 1990s | 2,283 |
| Other decades | 244 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,640 |
| Odisha | 6,182 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,980 |
| Jharkhand | 3,280 |
| Bihar | 1,763 |
| Assam | 967 |
| Tripura | 934 |
| Gujarat | 927 |
| Rajasthan | 711 |
| Punjab | 320 |
| Haryana | 305 |
| Uttarakhand | 206 |
| Delhi | 190 |
| Meghalaya | 116 |
| Goa | 100 |
| Other states | 380 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bela / F | 8 | 3,035 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bela; Table_6, C3089 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bela; Table_6, C3089