Bessie
Rank in 2025
#6838
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
16
girls 16
Peak year
1889
2,343 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
170,877
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Bessie was most popular in 1889, when 2,343 babies recorded as girls got the name (13.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 16 babies were named Bessie, ranking #6838 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 6838 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 9556 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 7247 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 8032 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | 6691 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 16 | 6923 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 11 | 9112 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 10545 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 8776 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 11781 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 9481 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 9517 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 17 | 7031 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 13 | 8632 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 11181 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 12276 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 11459 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 15 | 8109 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 8098 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 19 | 6592 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 15 | 7500 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 12761 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | 7207 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 4381 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | 4564 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | 3983 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 21 | 5039 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 27 | 4142 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 32 | 3547 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 30 | 3632 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 26 | 3969 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 37 | 3098 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | 4257 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 51 | 2488 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 65 | 2073 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 73 | 1905 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 60 | 2072 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 53 | 2152 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 59 | 1918 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 66 | 1751 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 85 | 1458 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 68 | 1616 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 67 | 1644 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 89 | 1374 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 103 | 1253 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 99 | 1286 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 102 | 1251 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 91 | 1314 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 92 | 1283 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 106 | 1122 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 131 | 957 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 116 | 1033 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 120 | 990 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 149 | 863 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 140 | 927 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 160 | 844 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 156 | 823 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 159 | 794 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 186 | 716 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 202 | 686 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 273 | 579 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 290 | 581 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 293 | 574 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 330 | 536 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 318 | 557 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 385 | 493 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 396 | 486 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 443 | 451 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 465 | 434 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 518 | 396 | 5 | 3942 |
| 1955 | 533 | 381 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 652 | 331 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 650 | 322 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 729 | 297 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 762 | 284 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 794 | 270 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 946 | 241 | 7 | 3019 |
| 1948 | 998 | 236 | 5 | 3668 |
| 1947 | 1,012 | 233 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 1,022 | 225 | 5 | 3525 |
| 1945 | 1,075 | 190 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 1,122 | 189 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 1,148 | 190 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 1,266 | 176 | 6 | 3212 |
| 1941 | 1,176 | 173 | 10 | 2333 |
| 1940 | 1,297 | 162 | 6 | 3130 |
| 1939 | 1,361 | 158 | 11 | 2159 |
| 1938 | 1,419 | 155 | 16 | 1741 |
| 1937 | 1,550 | 143 | 9 | 2479 |
| 1936 | 1,645 | 136 | 12 | 2062 |
| 1935 | 1,756 | 129 | 20 | 1538 |
| 1934 | 1,832 | 128 | 12 | 2121 |
| 1933 | 1,881 | 117 | 17 | 1707 |
| 1932 | 2,093 | 117 | 10 | 2465 |
| 1931 | 2,116 | 113 | 17 | 1770 |
| 1930 | 2,382 | 108 | 23 | 1533 |
| 1929 | 2,380 | 107 | 20 | 1672 |
| 1928 | 2,661 | 101 | 27 | 1413 |
| 1927 | 2,975 | 88 | 16 | 2034 |
| 1926 | 3,054 | 89 | 26 | 1432 |
| 1925 | 3,266 | 87 | 14 | 2193 |
| 1924 | 3,404 | 86 | 21 | 1727 |
| 1923 | 3,387 | 81 | 14 | 2224 |
| 1922 | 3,447 | 81 | 25 | 1503 |
| 1921 | 3,678 | 75 | 12 | 2502 |
| 1920 | 3,906 | 71 | 14 | 2231 |
| 1919 | 4,106 | 59 | 12 | 2385 |
| 1918 | 4,101 | 61 | 16 | 1998 |
| 1917 | 3,927 | 61 | 16 | 1900 |
| 1916 | 4,122 | 56 | 10 | 2543 |
| 1915 | 3,888 | 57 | 15 | 1878 |
| 1914 | 3,260 | 55 | 12 | 1868 |
| 1913 | 2,952 | 47 | 14 | 1441 |
| 1912 | 2,832 | 43 | 16 | 1174 |
| 1911 | 2,279 | 40 | 9 | 1190 |
| 1910 | 2,392 | 37 | 12 | 928 |
| 1909 | 2,276 | 35 | 12 | 840 |
| 1908 | 2,201 | 34 | 5 | 1373 |
| 1907 | 2,311 | 30 | 11 | 815 |
| 1906 | 2,396 | 21 | 7 | 1004 |
| 1905 | 2,446 | 20 | 9 | 836 |
| 1904 | 2,340 | 21 | 5 | 1205 |
| 1903 | 2,339 | 21 | 15 | 576 |
| 1902 | 2,448 | 19 | 7 | 933 |
| 1901 | 2,183 | 21 | 11 | 637 |
| 1900 | 3,044 | 15 | 11 | 785 |
| 1899 | 2,280 | 19 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 2,647 | 16 | 6 | 1002 |
| 1897 | 2,407 | 17 | 6 | 942 |
| 1896 | 2,435 | 18 | 12 | 641 |
| 1895 | 2,542 | 15 | 7 | 872 |
| 1894 | 2,520 | 13 | 15 | 521 |
| 1893 | 2,352 | 15 | 8 | 768 |
| 1892 | 2,541 | 13 | 12 | 597 |
| 1891 | 2,323 | 12 | 8 | 700 |
| 1890 | 2,370 | 11 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 2,343 | 9 | 7 | 789 |
| 1888 | 2,278 | 10 | 12 | 580 |
| 1887 | 1,838 | 13 | 5 | 921 |
| 1886 | 1,791 | 12 | 5 | 959 |
| 1885 | 1,588 | 13 | 7 | 765 |
| 1884 | 1,451 | 15 | 5 | 971 |
| 1883 | 1,241 | 18 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 1,144 | 18 | 9 | 652 |
| 1881 | 903 | 22 | 8 | 653 |
| 1880 | 796 | 23 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years