Bessie
2 countries#6838 in United States, 2025US
#6838
in United States, 2025
FR
6
total births, France
Total births recorded
170,883
Peak year (United States)
1916
Peak-year count
4,132
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Bessie was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
170,877 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #6838 · peaked in 1916 with 4,132 births
Most common in: Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
6 births recorded 1989–2002 · peaked in 1989 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Bessie’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #6592 | — |
| 2007 | #8098 | ↓1506 |
| 2008 | #8109 | ↓11 |
| 2009 | #11459 | ↓3350 |
| 2010 | #12276 | ↓817 |
| 2011 | #11181 | ↑1095 |
| 2012 | #8632 | ↑2549 |
| 2013 | #7031 | ↑1601 |
| 2014 | #9517 | ↓2486 |
| 2015 | #9481 | ↑36 |
| 2016 | #11781 | ↓2300 |
| 2017 | #8776 | ↑3005 |
| 2018 | #10545 | ↓1769 |
| 2019 | #9112 | ↑1433 |
| 2020 | #6923 | ↑2189 |
| 2021 | #6691 | ↑232 |
| 2022 | #8032 | ↓1341 |
| 2023 | #7247 | ↑785 |
| 2024 | #9556 | ↓2309 |
| 2025 | #6838 | ↑2718 |