Girls' name · since 1881
Vessie
Vessie has 513 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 513
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
513 girls have been named Vessie since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vessie has been recorded 513 times among girls since 1881, 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 1881 to 1952.
- #11,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 513 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vessie ranks #11,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 513
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vessie's 513 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Vessie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vessie splits its recorded history at 1919: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vessie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1952
- Peak year (1917)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Vessie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1929 (Vessie as boys' name)
Vessie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (140 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Vessie's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Vessie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s
1890s
74 births
- 1900s
1900s
63 births
- 1910s
1910s
140 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 140 births (27% of all-time use).
How Vessie 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 Vessie's total volume
Vessie by state
Where Vessie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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What to do with Vessie's data
- Vessie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Vessies (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas 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 Vessie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1881–1952 (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 Vessie 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.