Gender: Feminine
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: “Bethlehem”
(be-LEN)

The name is a Spanish form of the Hebrew place name, Bethlehem, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew בֵּית לָחֶם (beit lachem) meaning “house of bread.” The name was originally bestowed upon girls born around the Christmas season, it is sometimes used in conjunction with other names, such as Maria Belén and Ana Belén.

As of 2008, Belén ranked in as the 866th most popular female name in the United States. She ranked in at # 18 in Chile in 2006.

In Spain, her designated name-day is December 25.