Besse vs Bessie

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

Name A

Besse

Girl name

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Name B

Bessie

Girl name · Rank #9521

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Metric Besse Bessie
Current Rank Unranked #9521
Total Births (all years) 671 170,123
Peak Year 1889 1916
Peak Year Births 39 4,122
Peak Decade 1880ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Besse Bessie
1880ss 214 15,373
1890ss 211 24,417
1900ss 102 23,984
1910ss 78 33,859
1920ss 66 32,158
1930ss — 18,035
1940ss — 11,062
1950ss — 5,942
1960ss — 2,592
1970ss — 1,206
1980ss — 749
1990ss — 386
2000ss — 180
2010ss — 109
2020ss — 71

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Besse 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, 1880–1926.

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