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Bessy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Bessy?

The rare name Bessy was the 11,501st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Bessy, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #3153 was reached in 1923.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2001 with 13 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Bessy was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Where is the name Bessy popularity headed?

Bessy's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Bessy has been moving upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Bessy lately has risen.

The name Bessy is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Bessy (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 11,501
2017 9 10,801
2016 < 5 --
2015 9 11,010
2014 9 11,104
2013 6 14,883
2012 6 15,248
2011 < 5 --
2010 6 15,248
2009 6 15,526
2008 8 12,750
2007 11 10,228
2006 12 9,373
2005 9 11,052
2004 11 9,347
2003 9 10,543
2002 8 11,280
2001 13 7,794
2000 6 13,385
1999 5 14,702
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 6 12,022
1995 5 13,680
1994 11 7,667
1993 6 11,945
1992 6 11,917
1991 7 10,396
1990 6 11,556
1989 5 12,590
1988 9 7,753
1987 10 6,837
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 6 9,132
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 6 9,199
1979 5 10,357
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 6 8,075
1974 < 5 --
1973 6 7,512
1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 5 4,427
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 6 4,359
1926 < 5 --
1925 < 5 --
1924 5 5,160
1923 10 3,153
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 5 4,902
1917 5 4,678
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 5 3,688
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
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1907 < 5 --
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1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
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1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
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1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 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.