Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1.300% 1.040% 0.780% 0.520% 0.260% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Bessie (feminine)   Bessie (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - - -
2022 - - - -
2021 - - - -
2020 - - - -
2019 - - - -
2018 - - - -
2017 - - - -
2016 - - - -
2015 - - - -
2014 - - - -
2013 - - - -
2012 - - - -
2011 - - - -
2010 - - - -
2009 - - - -
2008 - - - -
2007 - - - -
2006 - - - -
2005 - - - -
2004 - - - -
2003 - - - -
2002 - - - -
2001 - - - -
2000 - - - -
1999 - - - -
1998 - - - -
1997 - - - -
1996 - - - -
1995 - - - -
1994 - - - -
1993 - - - -
1992 - - - -
1991 - - - -
1990 - - - -
1989 - - - -
1988 - - - -
1987 - - - -
1986 - - - -
1985 - - - -
1984 - - - -
1983 - - - -
1982 - - - -
1981 - - - -
1980 - - - -
1979 - - - -
1978 - - - -
1977 - - - -
1976 - - - -
1975 #957 0.008
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1974 - - - -
1973 #990 0.008
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1972 #863 0.009
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1971 #927 0.008
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1970 #844 0.009
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1969 #823 0.009
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1968 #794 0.009
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1967 #716 0.011
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1966 #685 0.012
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1965 #579 0.015
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1964 #579 0.015
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1963 #574 0.015
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1962 #536 0.016
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1961 #557 0.015
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1960 #493 0.019
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1959 #488 0.019
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1958 #451 0.021
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1957 #434 0.022
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1956 #397 0.025
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1955 #381 0.027
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1954 #331 0.033
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1953 #322 0.034
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1952 #297 0.038
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1951 #284 0.041
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1950 #270 0.045
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1949 #241 0.054
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1948 #236 0.057
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1947 #233 0.056
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1946 #225 0.063
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1945 #190 0.080
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1944 #189 0.082
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1943 #190 0.080
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1942 #176 0.091
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1941 #173 0.094
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1940 #162 0.110
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1939 #158 0.120
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1938 #155 0.124
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1937 #144 0.141
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1936 #136 0.153
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1935 #129 0.162
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1934 #128 0.169
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1933 #117 0.180
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1932 #117 0.189
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1931 #113 0.192
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1930 #108 0.204
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1929 #107 0.206
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1928 #101 0.223
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1927 #88 0.241
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1926 #89 0.248
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1925 #87 0.259
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1924 #86 0.263
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1923 #81 0.270
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1922 #81 0.276
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1921 #75 0.287
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1920 #71 0.314
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1919 #59 0.350
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1918 #61 0.341
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1917 #61 0.349
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1916 #56 0.380
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1915 #57 0.380
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1914 #55 0.409
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1913 #47 0.451
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1912 #43 0.483
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1911 #40 0.516
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1910 #37 0.570
#928 0.006
1909 #35 0.618
#840 0.007
1908 #34 0.621
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1907 #30 0.685
#815 0.007
1906 #21 0.764
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1905 #20 0.789
#836 0.006
1904 #21 0.800
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1903 #21 0.841
#576 0.012
1902 #19 0.873
#933 0.005
1901 #21 0.859
#637 0.010
1900 #15 0.958
#785 0.007
1899 #19 0.921
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1898 #16 0.966
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1897 #17 0.969
#942 0.005
1896 #18 0.966
#641 0.009
1895 #15 1.029
#872 0.006
1894 #13 1.068
#521 0.012
1893 #15 1.044
#768 0.007
1892 #13 1.130
#597 0.009
1891 #12 1.182
#700 0.007
1890 #11 1.175
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1889 #9 1.238
#789 0.006
1888 #10 1.202
#580 0.009
1887 #13 1.183
#921 0.005
1886 #12 1.165
#959 0.004
1885 #13 1.119
#765 0.006
1884 #15 1.055
#971 0.004
1883 #18 1.034
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1882 #18 0.989
#652 0.007
1881 #22 0.913
#653 0.007
1880 #23 0.816
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