Bella vs Sumaiyah
Bella and Sumaiyahcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bella was ranked #76 and Sumaiyah #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Bella and Sumaiyah over time
Bella and Sumaiyah appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Bella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sumaiyah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sumaiyah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bella in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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 Sumaiyah changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #76 and #2253.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Bella rose about as far as Sumaiyah fell — from #916 and #1222 in 1996 to #76 and #2253 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Bella held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Sumaiyah in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bella #52 in 2014, Sumaiyah #712 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bella #76, Sumaiyah #2253.
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 | Sumaiyah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #110 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bella has a recorded origin (Italian / short form of Isabella); Sumaiyah does not have one recorded yet.
- Bella and Sumaiyah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Bella; Sumaiyah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Sumaiyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1222 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #712 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls