Bess Name Popularity
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How popular is Bess?
The rare name Bess was the 12,605th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.Bess, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #157 was reached in 1887.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1889 with 182 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Bess was less than 5, most recently in 2017.
Bess, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1887, 1945-1948, 1975-1978, and 2000-2003, whereas 1916-1920, 1923-1928, 1932-1935, and 1986-1991 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Bess has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Bess popularity headed?
Bess's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
For a number of years, the name Bess has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Bess lately has remained about the same.
The name Bess is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
Relative to what it once was, Bess has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Bess (Girl) | Bess (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 7 | 12,605 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 6 | 14,601 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 6 | 14,763 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 8 | 12,099 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 7 | 13,378 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 6 | 15,247 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 7 | 13,574 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 7 | 13,675 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 8 | 12,609 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 7 | 14,056 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 8 | 12,845 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 6 | 15,419 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 18 | 6,569 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 5 | 16,462 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 12 | 8,593 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 14 | 7,490 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 10 | 9,459 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 9 | 10,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 11 | 8,302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 8 | 10,251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 14 | 6,532 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 14 | 6,443 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 11 | 7,573 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 11 | 7,666 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 14 | 6,304 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 16 | 5,751 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 12 | 7,014 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 16 | 5,585 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 20 | 4,534 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 28 | 3,400 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 29 | 3,178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 29 | 3,137 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 27 | 3,254 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 38 | 2,474 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 27 | 3,070 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 29 | 3,018 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 38 | 2,493 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 28 | 3,074 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 25 | 3,249 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 33 | 2,577 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 26 | 3,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 22 | 3,196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 11 | 5,189 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 14 | 4,245 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 20 | 3,239 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 15 | 3,909 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 18 | 3,515 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 19 | 3,320 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 20 | 3,018 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 8 | 5,174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 15 | 3,358 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 19 | 2,850 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 19 | 2,842 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 19 | 2,922 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 26 | 2,373 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 34 | 1,990 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 33 | 2,038 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 26 | 2,315 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 26 | 2,238 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 34 | 1,875 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 28 | 2,069 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 28 | 2,058 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 23 | 2,283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 34 | 1,774 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 23 | 2,178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 30 | 1,824 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 16 | 2,584 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 15 | 2,670 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 20 | 2,218 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 35 | 1,576 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 21 | 2,152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 24 | 1,865 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 21 | 1,831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 25 | 1,668 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 32 | 1,470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 32 | 1,444 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 31 | 1,385 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 29 | 1,409 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 27 | 1,429 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 23 | 1,602 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 18 | 1,853 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 20 | 1,695 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 17 | 1,930 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 26 | 1,443 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 28 | 1,370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 29 | 1,386 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 27 | 1,424 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 36 | 1,253 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 33 | 1,311 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 33 | 1,342 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 58 | 1,000 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 55 | 1,005 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 64 | 932 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 81 | 830 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 81 | 812 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 74 | 853 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 84 | 798 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 82 | 798 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 99 | 704 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 103 | 712 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 103 | 671 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 131 | 586 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 122 | 589 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 93 | 590 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 119 | 457 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 125 | 415 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 93 | 421 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 88 | 421 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 95 | 381 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 91 | 376 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 103 | 343 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 101 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 87 | 362 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 96 | 336 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 112 | 293 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 104 | 309 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 107 | 289 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 134 | 280 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 123 | 255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 151 | 239 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 137 | 243 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 151 | 224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 150 | 224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 177 | 197 | 5 | 1,096 |
| 1893 | | 169 | 197 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 177 | 190 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 137 | 199 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 154 | 190 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 182 | 164 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 164 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 155 | 157 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 128 | 180 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 97 | 192 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 105 | 170 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 94 | 170 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 76 | 180 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 52 | 208 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 46 | 227 | < 5 | -- |