Given name & surname
Bellamy
“a handsome friend”
Bellamy is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “a handsome friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a handsome friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bellamy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,759
- 3,014 boys · 3,745 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 850 babies
- 2025
- 715
- #721 for boys · #797 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +62%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 49% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 374 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 721 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 104.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 341 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (41). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,272 as a first name in 2020; 16,458 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bellamy’s family of names
Bellamy has a related form in Bell. Bellamy has a related form in Belamea. Bellamy has a related form in Belamee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bellamivariant
- Bellamievariant
- Bellvariant
- Bellameevariant
- Belamivariant
- Belamyvariant
- Belameavariant
- Belameevariant
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People named Bellamy
- Bellamy YoungAmerican actressborn 1970
- Bellamy StorerAmerican politician and diplomat (1847-1922)
- Bellamy Storercincinnati politician (1796-1875)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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