female NAME · CURRENTLY #6889
Bessie
BESS-ee
“pledged to God”
A traditional English diminutive of Elizabeth.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Bessie has traveled through time
7961880
1,5951885
2,3701890
2,5491895
3,0551900
2,4551905
2,4041910
3,9031915
3,9201920
3,2801925
2,4051930
1,7761935
1,3031940
1,0751945
7941950
5331955
3851960
2731965
1601970
1311975
991980
851985
731990
261995
312000
152005
82010
112015
162020
162025
LATEST YEAR202516 births
PEAK RANK#9in 1889
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.