Girls name
Bessie
Bessie is a girls' name given to 102,981 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1916 with 4,115 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in Alabama in 1911.
Which states favor Bessie
Bessie by state
Top states by all-time births named Bessie. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 7,540 | #424 (1977) |
| 2 | North Carolina | 7,536 | #718 (1981) |
| 3 | Georgia | 7,510 | #530 (1975) |
| 4 | Mississippi | 7,300 | #419 (1981) |
| 5 | Texas | 6,826 | #2203 (1992) |
| 6 | South Carolina | 5,606 | #518 (1977) |
| 7 | Tennessee | 4,814 | #605 (1975) |
| 8 | Virginia | 4,745 | #651 (1980) |
| 9 | Kentucky | 4,691 | #510 (1990) |
| 10 | Louisiana | 4,354 | #692 (1982) |
| 11 | New York | 3,727 | #2013 (1991) |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 3,709 | #893 (1978) |
| 13 | Arkansas | 3,305 | #267 (1969) |
| 14 | Illinois | 3,074 | #1459 (1991) |
| 15 | Ohio | 2,762 | #1032 (1987) |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 2,678 | #400 (1981) |
| 17 | Missouri | 2,641 | #653 (1978) |
| 18 | West Virginia | 2,216 | #331 (1979) |
| 19 | Florida | 2,186 | #858 (1985) |
| 20 | Michigan | 1,515 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).