Besa

bih-SA /bᵻˈsæ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Besa is a very rare variant of Bess that peaked in 1986 and has since faded.

Besa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Besa was first reported in SSA data in 1982 and peaked in 1986 (6 births).

About the name Besa

Pronunciationbih-SA /bᵻˈsæ/
CultureAlbanian
6peak births 1986
1982first in SSA data

Names similar to Besa

How popular is Besa?

Girls named Besa
19821990200020102018
Girls named Besa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1982–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Besa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201866#14,069
19866—#9,670
19825—#10,663