Baby names
How popular is the name Bessie?
In 2025, 16 baby girls in the U.S. were named Bessie, the 6838th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1916, when 4,122 girls got the name. 170,140 girls have been named Bessie since 1880. 737 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#6,838
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
16
girls named Bessie
Peak year
1916
4,122 girls
Girls named Bessie each year since 1880
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The numbers for Bessie (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 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 | 102 |
| 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 | 518 |
| 1955 | 533 |
| 1954 | 652 |
| 1953 | 650 |
| 1952 | 729 |
| 1951 | 762 |
| 1950 | 794 |
| 1949 | 946 |
| 1948 | 998 |
| 1947 | 1,012 |
| 1946 | 1,022 |
| 1945 | 1,075 |
| 1944 | 1,122 |
| 1943 | 1,148 |
| 1942 | 1,266 |
| 1941 | 1,176 |
| 1940 | 1,297 |
| 1939 | 1,361 |
| 1938 | 1,419 |
| 1937 | 1,550 |
| 1936 | 1,645 |
| 1935 | 1,756 |
| 1934 | 1,832 |
| 1933 | 1,881 |
| 1932 | 2,093 |
| 1931 | 2,116 |
| 1930 | 2,382 |
| 1929 | 2,380 |
| 1928 | 2,661 |
| 1927 | 2,975 |
| 1926 | 3,054 |
| 1925 | 3,266 |
| 1924 | 3,404 |
| 1923 | 3,387 |
| 1922 | 3,447 |
| 1921 | 3,678 |
| 1920 | 3,906 |
| 1919 | 4,106 |
| 1918 | 4,101 |
| 1917 | 3,927 |
| 1916 | 4,122 |
| 1915 | 3,888 |
| 1914 | 3,260 |
| 1913 | 2,952 |
| 1912 | 2,832 |
| 1911 | 2,279 |
| 1910 | 2,392 |
| 1909 | 2,276 |
| 1908 | 2,201 |
| 1907 | 2,311 |
| 1906 | 2,396 |
| 1905 | 2,446 |
| 1904 | 2,340 |
| 1903 | 2,339 |
| 1902 | 2,448 |
| 1901 | 2,183 |
| 1900 | 3,044 |
| 1899 | 2,280 |
| 1898 | 2,647 |
| 1897 | 2,407 |
| 1896 | 2,435 |
| 1895 | 2,542 |
| 1894 | 2,520 |
| 1893 | 2,352 |
| 1892 | 2,541 |
| 1891 | 2,323 |
| 1890 | 2,370 |
| 1889 | 2,343 |
| 1888 | 2,278 |
| 1887 | 1,838 |
| 1886 | 1,791 |
| 1885 | 1,588 |
| 1884 | 1,451 |
| 1883 | 1,241 |
| 1882 | 1,144 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1880 | 796 |
Boys named Bessie each year since 1880
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The numbers for Bessie (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1964 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1963 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1962 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1961 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1957 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1955 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1954 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1953 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1952 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1951 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1943 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1941 | 10 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1939 | 11 |
| 1938 | 16 |
| 1937 | 9 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1935 | 20 |
| 1934 | 12 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1931 | 17 |
| 1930 | 23 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1928 | 27 |
| 1927 | 16 |
| 1926 | 26 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1922 | 25 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1918 | 16 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1913 | 14 |
| 1912 | 16 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1901 | 11 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1896 | 12 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1894 | 15 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1892 | 12 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1881 | 8 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.