Girls' name · since 1880
Hessie
Hessie has 1,118 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,118
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hessie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,118 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hessie has been recorded 1,118 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1959.
- #6,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,118 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hessie ranks #6,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,118 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,118
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hessie's 1,118 recorded births place it above 90.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Hessie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hessie's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hessie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1959
- Peak year (1920)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Hessie popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1915 (Hessie as boys' name)
Hessie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (253 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Hessie's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Hessie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 65
1880s
65 births
- 1890s
1890s
139 births
- 1900s
1900s
168 births
- 1910s
1910s
253 births
- 1920s
1920s
253 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s 81
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 253 births (23% of all-time use).
How Hessie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hessie's total volume
Hessie by state
Where Hessie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 105 | 9.4% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
105 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Hessie's data
- Hessie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hessies (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hessie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hessie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.