Popularity in the United States
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 | - | - | ||
| 1974 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1973 | #990 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 1972 | #863 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1971 | #927 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #844 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1969 | #823 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1968 | #794 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1967 | #716 | 0.011 | - | - | ||
| 1966 | #685 | 0.012 | - | - | ||
| 1965 | #579 | 0.015 | - | - | ||
| 1964 | #579 | 0.015 | - | - | ||
| 1963 | #574 | 0.015 | - | - | ||
| 1962 | #536 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 1961 | #557 | 0.015 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #493 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1959 | #488 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1958 | #451 | 0.021 | - | - | ||
| 1957 | #434 | 0.022 | - | - | ||
| 1956 | #397 | 0.025 | - | - | ||
| 1955 | #381 | 0.027 | - | - | ||
| 1954 | #331 | 0.033 | - | - | ||
| 1953 | #322 | 0.034 | - | - | ||
| 1952 | #297 | 0.038 | - | - | ||
| 1951 | #284 | 0.041 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #270 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 1949 | #241 | 0.054 | - | - | ||
| 1948 | #236 | 0.057 | - | - | ||
| 1947 | #233 | 0.056 | - | - | ||
| 1946 | #225 | 0.063 | - | - | ||
| 1945 | #190 | 0.080 | - | - | ||
| 1944 | #189 | 0.082 | - | - | ||
| 1943 | #190 | 0.080 | - | - | ||
| 1942 | #176 | 0.091 | - | - | ||
| 1941 | #173 | 0.094 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #162 | 0.110 | - | - | ||
| 1939 | #158 | 0.120 | - | - | ||
| 1938 | #155 | 0.124 | - | - | ||
| 1937 | #144 | 0.141 | - | - | ||
| 1936 | #136 | 0.153 | - | - | ||
| 1935 | #129 | 0.162 | - | - | ||
| 1934 | #128 | 0.169 | - | - | ||
| 1933 | #117 | 0.180 | - | - | ||
| 1932 | #117 | 0.189 | - | - | ||
| 1931 | #113 | 0.192 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #108 | 0.204 | - | - | ||
| 1929 | #107 | 0.206 | - | - | ||
| 1928 | #101 | 0.223 | - | - | ||
| 1927 | #88 | 0.241 | - | - | ||
| 1926 | #89 | 0.248 | - | - | ||
| 1925 | #87 | 0.259 | - | - | ||
| 1924 | #86 | 0.263 | - | - | ||
| 1923 | #81 | 0.270 | - | - | ||
| 1922 | #81 | 0.276 | - | - | ||
| 1921 | #75 | 0.287 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #71 | 0.314 | - | - | ||
| 1919 | #59 | 0.350 | - | - | ||
| 1918 | #61 | 0.341 | - | - | ||
| 1917 | #61 | 0.349 | - | - | ||
| 1916 | #56 | 0.380 | - | - | ||
| 1915 | #57 | 0.380 | - | - | ||
| 1914 | #55 | 0.409 | - | - | ||
| 1913 | #47 | 0.451 | - | - | ||
| 1912 | #43 | 0.483 | - | - | ||
| 1911 | #40 | 0.516 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #37 | 0.570 | #928 | 0.006 | ||
| 1909 | #35 | 0.618 | #840 | 0.007 | ||
| 1908 | #34 | 0.621 | - | - | ||
| 1907 | #30 | 0.685 | #815 | 0.007 | ||
| 1906 | #21 | 0.764 | - | - | ||
| 1905 | #20 | 0.789 | #836 | 0.006 | ||
| 1904 | #21 | 0.800 | - | - | ||
| 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 | - | - | ||
| 1898 | #16 | 0.966 | - | - | ||
| 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 | - | - | ||
| 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 | - | - | ||
| 1882 | #18 | 0.989 | #652 | 0.007 | ||
| 1881 | #22 | 0.913 | #653 | 0.007 | ||
| 1880 | #23 | 0.816 | - | - | ||
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