Bessie Name Popularity

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How popular is Bessie?

The rare name Bessie was the 10,625th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Bessie, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #9 was reached in 1889.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1916 with 4,122 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Bessie was 7 in 2004.

Bessie, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1888, 1897-1900, and 1909-1916, whereas 1965-1968, 1974-1977, 1980-1983, 1985-1988, and 1996-1999 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Bessie popularity headed?

Bessie's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Bessie has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Bessie lately has dropped.

The name Bessie is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bessie has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bessie (Girl)		Bessie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,625	< 5	--
2017		12	8,851	< 5	--
2016		8	11,930	< 5	--
2015		11	9,561	< 5	--
2014		11	9,620	< 5	--
2013		17	7,090	< 5	--
2012		13	8,702	< 5	--
2011		9	11,304	< 5	--
2010		8	12,443	< 5	--
2009		9	11,594	< 5	--
2008		15	8,176	< 5	--
2007		15	8,157	< 5	--
2006		19	6,620	< 5	--
2005		15	7,562	< 5	--
2004		7	12,951	< 5	--
2003		15	7,257	< 5	--
2002		28	4,396	< 5	--
2001		26	4,577	< 5	--
2000		31	3,991	< 5	--
1999		21	5,059	< 5	--
1998		27	4,152	< 5	--
1997		32	3,558	< 5	--
1996		30	3,637	< 5	--
1995		26	3,988	< 5	--
1994		37	3,107	< 5	--
1993		24	4,274	< 5	--
1992		51	2,488	< 5	--
1991		65	2,076	< 5	--
1990		73	1,906	< 5	--
1989		60	2,074	< 5	--
1988		52	2,188	< 5	--
1987		59	1,919	< 5	--
1986		66	1,751	< 5	--
1985		85	1,461	< 5	--
1984		68	1,616	< 5	--
1983		67	1,646	< 5	--
1982		89	1,375	< 5	--
1981		103	1,253	< 5	--
1980		99	1,287	< 5	--
1979		101	1,262	< 5	--
1978		91	1,314	< 5	--
1977		92	1,283	< 5	--
1976		106	1,123	< 5	--
1975		131	957	< 5	--
1974		117	1,022	< 5	--
1973		120	990	< 5	--
1972		149	862	< 5	--
1971		140	926	< 5	--
1970		160	844	< 5	--
1969		156	823	< 5	--
1968		159	794	< 5	--
1967		186	718	< 5	--
1966		202	687	< 5	--
1965		272	579	< 5	--
1964		291	579	< 5	--
1963		293	574	< 5	--
1962		330	536	< 5	--
1961		318	557	< 5	--
1960		385	493	< 5	--
1959		394	489	< 5	--
1958		444	451	< 5	--
1957		466	434	< 5	--
1956		516	397	5	3,996
1955		533	381	< 5	--
1954		652	331	< 5	--
1953		650	321	< 5	--
1952		728	297	< 5	--
1951		764	283	< 5	--
1950		794	270	< 5	--
1949		946	241	7	3,047
1948		997	236	5	3,726
1947		1,013	233	< 5	--
1946		1,022	225	5	3,570
1945		1,075	190	< 5	--
1944		1,121	189	< 5	--
1943		1,148	190	< 5	--
1942		1,266	176	6	3,253
1941		1,175	173	10	2,345
1940		1,296	162	6	3,162
1939		1,362	158	11	2,175
1938		1,419	155	16	1,746
1937		1,550	144	9	2,505
1936		1,645	136	12	2,073
1935		1,755	129	20	1,547
1934		1,831	128	12	2,137
1933		1,881	117	17	1,715
1932		2,095	117	10	2,479
1931		2,115	114	17	1,777
1930		2,383	108	23	1,536
1929		2,380	107	20	1,678
1928		2,663	101	27	1,420
1927		2,973	88	16	2,050
1926		3,054	89	26	1,435
1925		3,267	87	14	2,207
1924		3,404	86	21	1,728
1923		3,387	81	14	2,239
1922		3,447	81	25	1,508
1921		3,677	75	12	2,511
1920		3,906	71	14	2,234
1919		4,106	59	12	2,396
1918		4,101	61	16	2,007
1917		3,927	61	16	1,909
1916		4,122	56	10	2,565
1915		3,888	57	15	1,887
1914		3,260	55	12	1,881
1913		2,952	47	14	1,450
1912		2,832	43	16	1,184
1911		2,279	40	9	1,201
1910		2,392	37	12	936
1909		2,276	35	12	846
1908		2,201	34	5	1,393
1907		2,311	30	11	822
1906		2,396	21	7	1,017
1905		2,446	20	9	844
1904		2,340	21	5	1,225
1903		2,339	21	15	580
1902		2,448	19	7	943
1901		2,183	21	11	638
1900		3,044	15	11	790
1899		2,280	19	< 5	--
1898		2,647	16	6	1,020
1897		2,407	17	6	951
1896		2,435	18	12	647
1895		2,542	15	7	884
1894		2,520	13	15	522
1893		2,352	15	8	775
1892		2,541	13	12	605
1891		2,323	12	8	712
1890		2,370	11	< 5	--
1889		2,343	9	7	804
1888		2,278	10	12	580
1887		1,838	13	5	943
1886		1,791	12	5	981
1885		1,588	13	7	770
1884		1,451	15	5	984
1883		1,241	18	< 5	--
1882		1,144	18	9	656
1881		903	22	8	658
1880		796	23	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.