Besim vs Bessie

Side-by-side comparison of Besim and Bessie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Besim

Boy name

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Name B

Bessie

Girl name · Rank #9521

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Metric Besim Bessie
Current Rank Unranked #9521
Total Births (all years) 32 170,123
Peak Year 2002 1916
Peak Year Births 8 4,122
Peak Decade 2000ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1982 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Besim Bessie
1880ss — 15,373
1890ss — 24,417
1900ss — 23,984
1910ss — 33,859
1920ss — 32,158
1930ss — 18,035
1940ss — 11,062
1950ss — 5,942
1960ss — 2,592
1970ss — 1,206
1980ss 6 749
1990ss 11 386
2000ss 15 180
2010ss — 109
2020ss — 71

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Besim Bessie
2014 — 11
2015 — 11
2016 — 8
2017 — 12
2018 — 9
2019 — 11
2020 — 16
2021 — 17
2022 — 13
2023 — 15
2024 — 10

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1982–2002.

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