Bella vs Charli
Bella and Charlicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Bella was ranked #37 and Charli #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2011, Bella was ranked #52 and Charli #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bella was ranked #76 and Charli #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Bella was ranked #78 and Charli #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Bella was ranked #83 and Charli #638 among girls in Scotland.
Bella and Charli over time
Bella and Charli appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Bella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Charli in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bella and Charli changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #76 and #3318.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bella held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Charli in 4.
Highest recorded here: Bella #52 in 2014, Charli #508 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bella #76, Charli #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2007–2023
Bella held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Charli in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bella #73 in 2021, Charli #625 in 2023.
The order changed in 2013: Bella moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #842 and #842; by 2013 that had become #139 and #894.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bella #78, Charli #625.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bella | Charli |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Functions two ways: as a short form of Isabella (and other names ending in '-bella'), and independently as the Italian word for 'beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Italian / short form of Isabella | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛlə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #110 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bella has a recorded origin (Italian / short form of Isabella); Charli does not have one recorded yet.
- Bella and Charli both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Bella; Charli doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bella
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2023
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2003–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #230 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Charli
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2011
Highest recorded position: #48 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 2006–2011).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls