Bell

Bell is a female given name: 95% of people named Bell are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 130 male / 2,439 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bell

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bell," in English, "Guten Tag Bell," in German. Bell is a female given name: about 95% of people named Bell are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bell,

German

Guten Tag Bell,

French

Bonjour Bell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bell:

Chinese

Bell您好：

Japanese

Bell様

English

Hi Bell,

German

Hi Bell,

French

Salut Bell,

Spanish

Hola Bell,

Chinese

Bell你好：

Japanese

Bellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	5%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

130 male · 2,439 female · 2,569 births recorded

Male 5%Female 95%

Since 1980: 13% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bell a male or female name?

Bell is a female given name: 95% of people named Bell are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Bell in an email?

Is Bell a unisex name?

Bell is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Bell are men. Bell leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bell,
  title  = {Is Bell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}