Bessye — girls' name

What the Data Says About Bessye

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Bessye between 1903 and 1946, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bessye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bessye performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bessye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bessye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.