Bess

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Bess is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 7,171 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,166 as girls and 5 as boys. Bess gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1889 and has since declined significantly. It is the #3,346 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2022 6
2020 8
2019 5
2018 7
2016 6
2015 6
2014 8
2013 7
2012 6
2011 7
2010 7
2009 8
2008 7
2007 8
2006 6
2005 18
2004 5
2003 12
2002 14
2001 10
2000 9
1999 11
1998 8
1997 14
1996 14
1995 11
1994 11
1993 14
1992 16
1991 12
1990 16
1989 20
1988 28
1987 29
1986 29
1985 27
1984 38
1983 27
1982 29
1981 38
1980 28
1979 25
1978 33
1977 26
1976 22
1975 11
1974 14
1973 20
1972 15
1971 18
1970 19
1969 20
1968 8
1967 15
1966 19
1965 19
1964 19
1963 26
1962 34
1961 33
1960 26
1959 26
1958 34
1957 28
1956 28
1955 23
1954 34
1953 23
1952 30
1951 16
1950 15
1949 20
1948 35
1947 21
1946 24
1945 21
1944 25
1943 32
1942 32
1941 31
1940 29
1939 27
1938 23
1937 18
1936 20
1935 17
1934 26
1933 28
1932 29
1931 27
1930 36
1929 33
1928 33
1927 58
1926 55
1925 64
1924 81
1923 81
1922 74
1921 84
1920 82
1919 99
1918 103
1917 103
1916 131
1915 122
1914 93
1913 119
1912 125
1911 93
1910 88
1909 95
1908 91
1907 103
1906 101
1905 87
1904 96
1903 112
1902 104
1901 107
1900 134
1899 123
1898 151
1897 137
1896 151
1895 150
1894 182
1893 169
1892 177
1891 137
1890 154
1889 182
1888 164
1887 155
1886 128
1885 97
1884 105
1883 94
1882 76
1881 52
1880 46