Bessie Girl
How popular is Bessie?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Bessie in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
22,717living people named Bessie (est.)
79median age of people named Bessie
170,877babies named Bessie since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Bessie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 2714 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,476 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (4,122 girls) |
| Highest rank | #9 in 1889 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bessie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bessie family of names ranked #3,809 for girls in 2025 (#4,414 the year before), with 21 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie | 16 | 76% |
| Bessy | 5 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Bessie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15,373 | #9 |
| 1890s | 24,417 | #11 |
| 1900s | 23,984 | #15 |
| 1910s | 33,859 | #37 |
| 1920s | 32,158 | #71 |
| 1930s | 18,035 | #108 |
| 1940s | 11,062 | #162 |
| 1950s | 5,942 | #270 |
| 1960s | 2,592 | #493 |
| 1970s | 1,207 | #844 |
| 1980s | 749 | #1,253 |
| 1990s | 386 | #1,901 |
| 2000s | 180 | #3,978 |
| 2010s | 109 | #7,027 |
| 2020s | 87 | #6,686 |
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Questions
- Is Bessie a boy or girl name?
- Bessie is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bessie were girls.
- How popular is the name Bessie?
- 16 baby girls were named Bessie in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
- When was Bessie most popular?
- Bessie peaked in 1916, when 4,122 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #9 in 1889.
- How many people are named Bessie?
- 170,877 babies have been named Bessie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,717 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 79.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.