About the name Bela
Bela is the Bengali name for the night-blooming jasmine whose scent carries through Kolkata courtyards after dark, and the same word can mean a moment in time or the edge of the water. That triple meaning gives it a wistfulness Bengali poets have leaned on for well over a century.
Bela is a girl name of Bengali origin, pronounced BAY-lah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 82 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1960s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Bela?
Bela currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 5.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 192,308. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Bela
- Bela BoseIndian actress and dancer in 1960s Hindi cinema
Spellings and variants of Bela
Names similar to Bela
Sohini
SOH-hee-nee
Beautiful one, also a late-night raga of the Marwa family
Ila
EE-lah
Puranic figure who changed sex, also earth and sacred speech in the Vedas
Keya
KAY-yaa
The fragrant kewra flower
Padma
PUD-mah
Lotus; an epithet of Lakshmi, also the flower of the Padma Awards
Bella
BELL-ah
Beautiful
Bhavatarini
bhah-vah-TAH-ree-nee
She who ferries souls across the ocean of existence, the Kali of Dakshineswar
Birdie
BUR-dee
Little bird
Bridget
BRIJ-it
Exalted one, strength
Bela — frequently asked questions
What does the name Bela mean?
Bela means "Jasmine flower, also the hour or shore". It is a name of Bengali origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Bela?
Bela is pronounced BAY-lah, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Bela?
Bela scores 82 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 192,308 people carry it — about 5.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Bela?
Bela carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Bela?
The lucky number for Bela is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.