What is Belle short for?
Belle is short for Isabella, Isabel, Arabella and Annabelle. In 2025, 247 girls in the United States were given Belle as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Belle
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Isabella Hebrew origin
Belle from Isabella: French-polished single beat.
10,666 girls named Isabella in 2025
Arabella Scottish origin
Belle from Arabella: French-polished single beat.
1,423 girls named Arabella in 2025
Annabelle Scottish origin
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Belle from Annabelle: French-polished single beat.
891 girls named Annabelle in 2025