How Many People Are Named Bess?
people named Bess are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 244,481 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,176 babies named Bess in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
182 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of ELIZABETH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bess in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Bess alive today is about 52 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 69 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Bess first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1889, to 182 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Bess has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #157, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #15,302.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,302 |
| Best rank | #157 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #214 in the 1890s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Bess alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bess were born in New York than in any other state: about 57 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bess was given 4.3 times as often in Texas, 2.6 times in New York and 2.4 times in Illinois.
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