Besse vs Bess

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

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Besse

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Bess

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Metric Besse Bess
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 671 7,166
Peak Year 1889 1889
Peak Year Births 39 182
Peak Decade 1880ss 1890ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Besse Bess
1880ss 214 1,099
1890ss 211 1,526
1900ss 102 1,030
1910ss 78 1,076
1920ss 66 645
1930ss — 251
1940ss — 270
1950ss — 257
1960ss — 219
1970ss — 203
1980ss — 293
1990ss — 127
2000ss — 97
2010ss — 59
2020ss — 14

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Besse Bess
2014 — 8
2015 — 6
2016 — 6
2018 — 7
2019 — 5
2020 — 8
2022 — 6

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, 1880–1926.

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