Bellamy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “fine friend”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- BEL-uh-mee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (56% girls, 44% boys since 1880)
From Old French bel ami, literally 'beautiful/fine friend'. It is also used as an English surname and transferred given name.
How popular is Bellamy?
Babies named Bellamy in 2024702
2024 rank#690 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18806,035
Bellamy is rising: use over the last five years is 12.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Bellamy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bellamy questions
What does the name Bellamy mean?
Bellamy means "fine friend". It comes from French. From Old French bel ami, literally 'beautiful/fine friend'. It is also used as an English surname and transferred given name.
Is Bellamy a boy or girl name?
Bellamy is used for both: about 56% of US babies named Bellamy since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Bellamy?
702 US babies were named Bellamy in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Bellamy?
Bellamy is usually pronounced BEL-uh-mee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.