Bessye
#24,455 most common girls' name of all time · #39,743 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1903–1946
Rank among girls
#24,455
Rank overall
#39,743 of 105,966
First appeared
1903
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
105
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1916 #2,445
Best rank
#2,046 1903
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Bessye first appears in 1903. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,123 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,995 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,069 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,185 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,758 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,562 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,036 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,018 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,842 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,445 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,943 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,377 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,401 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,324 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,046 |