Is Bessie a boy or girl name?
Bessie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Bessie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 170,860 US babies named Bessie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,630
- Babies named Bessie since 1880
- 170,860
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 4,132 babies
Boys and girls named Bessie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | 15,373 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 74 | 24,417 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 93 | 23,984 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 132 | 33,859 | 99.6% |
| 1920s | 189 | 32,158 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 147 | 18,035 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 39 | 11,062 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,942 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,592 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,206 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 749 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 386 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,630 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,301 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,108 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,733 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,970 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,215 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,696 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,882 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,962 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,578 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,634 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,101 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,317 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,454 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,601 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,185 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,160 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,626 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,564 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,959 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,261 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,397 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,580 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,995 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,059 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,152 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,557 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,638 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,987 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,108 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,274 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,489 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,076 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,906 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,075 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,153 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,920 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,751 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,461 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,616 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,647 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,375 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,254 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,288 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,261 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,314 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,283 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,122 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 131 | #957 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,033 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 120 | #990 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 149 | #863 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 140 | #927 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 160 | #844 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 156 | #823 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 159 | #794 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 186 | #717 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 202 | #686 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 273 | #579 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 290 | #581 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 293 | #574 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 330 | #536 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 318 | #556 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 385 | #493 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 396 | #486 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 443 | #451 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 465 | #435 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,998 | 518 | #396 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 533 | #381 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 652 | #331 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 650 | #322 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 729 | #297 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 762 | #284 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 794 | #270 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,049 | 946 | #241 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,726 | 998 | #236 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #233 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,570 | 1,022 | #225 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,075 | #190 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #189 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,148 | #190 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,251 | 1,266 | #176 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,345 | 1,176 | #173 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,162 | 1,297 | #162 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,174 | 1,361 | #158 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,749 | 1,419 | #155 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,503 | 1,550 | #143 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,072 | 1,645 | #136 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,545 | 1,756 | #129 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,137 | 1,831 | #128 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,715 | 1,881 | #117 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,479 | 2,094 | #117 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,778 | 2,116 | #113 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,536 | 2,382 | #108 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,677 | 2,380 | #107 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,419 | 2,661 | #101 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,049 | 2,975 | #88 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,435 | 3,054 | #89 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,206 | 3,266 | #87 |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,729 | 3,404 | #86 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,240 | 3,387 | #81 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,508 | 3,447 | #81 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,511 | 3,678 | #75 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,234 | 3,906 | #71 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,396 | 4,106 | #59 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,007 | 4,101 | #61 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,909 | 3,927 | #61 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,565 | 4,122 | #56 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,887 | 3,888 | #57 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,881 | 3,260 | #55 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,450 | 2,952 | #47 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,184 | 2,832 | #43 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,201 | 2,279 | #40 |
| 1910 | 12 | #936 | 2,392 | #37 |
| 1909 | 12 | #846 | 2,276 | #35 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,393 | 2,201 | #34 |
| 1907 | 11 | #822 | 2,311 | #30 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,017 | 2,396 | #21 |
| 1905 | 9 | #844 | 2,446 | #20 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,225 | 2,340 | #21 |
| 1903 | 15 | #580 | 2,339 | #21 |
| 1902 | 7 | #943 | 2,448 | #19 |
| 1901 | 11 | #638 | 2,183 | #21 |
| 1900 | 11 | #790 | 3,044 | #15 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 2,280 | #19 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,020 | 2,647 | #16 |
| 1897 | 6 | #951 | 2,407 | #17 |
| 1896 | 12 | #647 | 2,435 | #18 |
| 1895 | 7 | #884 | 2,542 | #15 |
| 1894 | 15 | #522 | 2,520 | #13 |
| 1893 | 8 | #775 | 2,352 | #15 |
| 1892 | 12 | #605 | 2,541 | #13 |
| 1891 | 8 | #712 | 2,323 | #12 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 2,370 | #11 |
| 1889 | 7 | #804 | 2,343 | #9 |
| 1888 | 12 | #580 | 2,278 | #10 |
| 1887 | 5 | #943 | 1,838 | #13 |
| 1886 | 5 | #981 | 1,791 | #12 |
| 1885 | 7 | #770 | 1,588 | #13 |
| 1884 | 5 | #984 | 1,451 | #15 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 1,241 | #18 |
| 1882 | 9 | #656 | 1,144 | #18 |
| 1881 | 8 | #658 | 903 | #22 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 796 | #23 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bessie reached #522 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #9 in 1889. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bessie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.