Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Bessie (masculine) | Bessie (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #1615 | 0.004 | ||
| 1970 | - | - | #1057 | 0.007 | ||
| 1960 | - | - | #616 | 0.014 | ||
| 1950 | - | - | #357 | 0.030 | ||
| 1940 | - | - | #202 | 0.074 | ||
| 1930 | #1914 | 0.001 | #132 | 0.163 | ||
| 1920 | #1822 | 0.002 | #89 | 0.259 | ||
| 1910 | #1732 | 0.002 | #55 | 0.398 | ||
| 1900 | #845 | 0.006 | #22 | 0.772 | ||
| 1890 | #809 | 0.006 | #14 | 1.038 | ||
| 1880 | #802 | 0.005 | #13 | 1.098 | ||
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