Bessy is a rare variant of Bessie that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Bessy is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,308 for girl births in the United States (and #25,363 across all names), given to 5 babies. Bessy was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2001 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,308 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #13,746 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,448 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,428 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,664 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #15,919 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #11,582 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #10,830 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,032 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,127 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #14,907 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #15,267 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,265 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #15,540 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,764 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,234 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,382 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,056 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,351 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,548 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,284 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #7,797 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #13,390 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #14,705 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,023 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #13,683 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,668 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #11,947 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #11,919 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,393 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #11,561 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,594 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,757 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,841 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,133 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,206 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,362 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,079 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,516 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,428 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,359 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,160 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #3,151 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,902 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,678 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,688 |