Bessie

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Bessie is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 170,860 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 170,123 as girls and 737 as boys. Bessie gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1916 and has since declined significantly. It is the #442 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 10
2023 15
2022 13
2021 17
2020 16
2019 11
2018 9
2017 12
2016 8
2015 11
2014 11
2013 17
2012 13
2011 9
2010 8
2009 9
2008 15
2007 15
2006 19
2005 15
2004 7
2003 15
2002 28
2001 26
2000 31
1999 21
1998 27
1997 32
1996 30
1995 26
1994 37
1993 24
1992 51
1991 65
1990 73
1989 60
1988 53
1987 59
1986 66
1985 85
1984 68
1983 67
1982 89
1981 103
1980 99
1979 101
1978 91
1977 92
1976 106
1975 131
1974 116
1973 120
1972 149
1971 140
1970 160
1969 156
1968 159
1967 186
1966 202
1965 273
1964 290
1963 293
1962 330
1961 318
1960 385
1959 396
1958 443
1957 465
1956 523
1955 533
1954 652
1953 650
1952 729
1951 762
1950 794
1949 953
1948 1,003
1947 1,012
1946 1,027
1945 1,075
1944 1,122
1943 1,148
1942 1,272
1941 1,186
1940 1,303
1939 1,372
1938 1,435
1937 1,559
1936 1,657
1935 1,776
1934 1,843
1933 1,898
1932 2,104
1931 2,133
1930 2,405
1929 2,400
1928 2,688
1927 2,991
1926 3,080
1925 3,280
1924 3,425
1923 3,401
1922 3,472
1921 3,690
1920 3,920
1919 4,118
1918 4,117
1917 3,943
1916 4,132
1915 3,903
1914 3,272
1913 2,966
1912 2,848
1911 2,288
1910 2,404
1909 2,288
1908 2,206
1907 2,322
1906 2,403
1905 2,455
1904 2,345
1903 2,354
1902 2,455
1901 2,194
1900 3,055
1899 2,280
1898 2,653
1897 2,413
1896 2,447
1895 2,549
1894 2,535
1893 2,360
1892 2,553
1891 2,331
1890 2,370
1889 2,350
1888 2,290
1887 1,843
1886 1,796
1885 1,595
1884 1,456
1883 1,241
1882 1,153
1881 911
1880 796