How Many People Are Named Bessy?
people named Bessy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,174,518 people in the US has this name
Based on 334 babies named Bessy in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bessy in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bessy alive today is about 23 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bessy first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2001, to 13 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bessy has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,150, in 1923. In 2025 it ranked #15,303.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,303 |
| Best rank | #3,150 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,602 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bessy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bessy were born in California than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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