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Bessie

Girl

Meaning of Bessie: Hebrew: 'pledged to God'

Bessie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6510th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6510

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

170,877

First recorded 1880 · peak 1916

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 103 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 67 babies1984: 68 babies1985: 85 babies1986: 66 babies1987: 59 babies1988: 53 babies1989: 60 babies1990: 73 babies19901991: 65 babies1992: 51 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 15 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Bessie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 103.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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