Bessie Popularity by Year
Follow Bessie across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Bessie birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 16 | #6,838 | Up 2,718 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 10 | #9,556 | Down 2,309 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 15 | #7,247 | Up 785 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 13 | #8,032 | Down 1,341 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 17 | #6,691 | Up 232 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 16 | #6,923 | Up 2,189 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 11 | #9,112 | Up 1,433 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 9 | #10,545 | Down 1,769 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 12 | #8,776 | Up 3,005 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 8 | #11,781 | Down 2,300 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 11 | #9,481 | Up 36 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 11 | #9,517 | Down 2,486 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 17 | #7,031 | Up 1,601 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 13 | #8,632 | Up 2,549 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 9 | #11,181 | Up 1,095 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 8 | #12,276 | Down 817 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 9 | #11,459 | Down 3,350 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 15 | #8,109 | Down 11 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 15 | #8,098 | Down 1,506 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 19 | #6,592 | Up 908 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 15 | #7,500 | Up 5,261 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 7 | #12,761 | Down 5,554 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 15 | #7,207 | Down 2,826 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 28 | #4,381 | Up 183 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 26 | #4,564 | Down 581 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 31 | #3,983 | Up 1,056 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 21 | #5,039 | Down 897 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 27 | #4,142 | Down 595 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 32 | #3,547 | Up 85 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 30 | #3,632 | Up 337 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 26 | #3,969 | Down 871 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 37 | #3,098 | Up 1,159 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 24 | #4,257 | Down 1,769 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 51 | #2,488 | Down 415 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 65 | #2,073 | Down 168 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 73 | #1,905 | Up 167 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 60 | #2,072 | Up 80 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 53 | #2,152 | Down 234 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 59 | #1,918 | Down 167 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 66 | #1,751 | Down 293 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 85 | #1,458 | Up 158 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 68 | #1,616 | Up 28 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 67 | #1,644 | Down 270 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 89 | #1,374 | Down 121 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 103 | #1,253 | Up 33 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 99 | #1,286 | Down 35 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 102 | #1,251 | Up 63 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 91 | #1,314 | Down 31 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 92 | #1,283 | Down 161 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 106 | #1,122 | Down 165 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 131 | #957 | Up 76 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 116 | #1,033 | Down 43 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 120 | #990 | Down 127 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 149 | #863 | Up 64 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 140 | #927 | Down 83 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 160 | #844 | Down 21 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 156 | #823 | Down 29 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 159 | #794 | Down 78 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 186 | #716 | Down 30 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 202 | #686 | Down 107 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 273 | #579 | Up 2 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 290 | #581 | Down 7 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 293 | #574 | Down 38 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 330 | #536 | Up 21 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 318 | #557 | Down 64 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 385 | #493 | Down 7 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 396 | #486 | Down 35 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 443 | #451 | Down 17 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 465 | #434 | Down 38 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 5 | #3,942 | Down 923 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 518 | #396 | Down 15 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 533 | #381 | Down 50 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 652 | #331 | Down 9 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 650 | #322 | Down 25 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 729 | #297 | Down 13 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 762 | #284 | Down 14 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 794 | #270 | Down 29 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 7 | #3,019 | Up 649 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 946 | #241 | Down 5 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 143 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 998 | #236 | Down 3 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 1,012 | #233 | Down 8 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5 | #3,525 | Down 313 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 1,022 | #225 | Down 35 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 1,075 | #190 | Down 1 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 1,122 | #189 | Up 1 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 1,148 | #190 | Down 14 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 6 | #3,212 | Down 879 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 1,266 | #176 | Down 3 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 10 | #2,333 | Up 797 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 1,176 | #173 | Down 11 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 6 | #3,130 | Down 971 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 1,297 | #162 | Down 4 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 11 | #2,159 | Down 418 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 1,361 | #158 | Down 3 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 16 | #1,741 | Up 738 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 1,419 | #155 | Down 12 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 9 | #2,479 | Down 417 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 1,550 | #143 | Down 7 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 12 | #2,062 | Down 524 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 1,645 | #136 | Down 7 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 20 | #1,538 | Up 583 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 1,756 | #129 | Down 1 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 12 | #2,121 | Down 414 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 1,832 | #128 | Down 11 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 17 | #1,707 | Up 758 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 1,881 | #117 | No rank change |
| 1932 | Boys | 10 | #2,465 | Down 695 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 2,093 | #117 | Down 4 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 17 | #1,770 | Down 237 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 2,116 | #113 | Down 5 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 23 | #1,533 | Up 139 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 2,382 | #108 | Down 1 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 20 | #1,672 | Down 259 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 2,380 | #107 | Down 6 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 27 | #1,413 | Up 621 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 2,661 | #101 | Down 13 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 16 | #2,034 | Down 602 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 2,975 | #88 | Up 1 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 26 | #1,432 | Up 761 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 3,054 | #89 | Down 2 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 14 | #2,193 | Down 466 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 3,266 | #87 | Down 1 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 21 | #1,727 | Up 497 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 3,404 | #86 | Down 5 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 14 | #2,224 | Down 721 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 3,387 | #81 | No rank change |
| 1922 | Boys | 25 | #1,503 | Up 999 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 3,447 | #81 | Down 6 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 12 | #2,502 | Down 271 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 3,678 | #75 | Down 4 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 14 | #2,231 | Up 154 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 3,906 | #71 | Down 12 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 12 | #2,385 | Down 387 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 4,106 | #59 | Up 2 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 16 | #1,998 | Down 98 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 4,101 | #61 | No rank change |
| 1917 | Boys | 16 | #1,900 | Up 643 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 3,927 | #61 | Down 5 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 10 | #2,543 | Down 665 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 4,122 | #56 | Up 1 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 15 | #1,878 | Down 10 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 3,888 | #57 | Down 2 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 12 | #1,868 | Down 427 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 3,260 | #55 | Down 8 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 14 | #1,441 | Down 267 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 2,952 | #47 | Down 4 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 16 | #1,174 | Up 16 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 2,832 | #43 | Down 3 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 9 | #1,190 | Down 262 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 2,279 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 12 | #928 | Down 88 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 2,392 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 12 | #840 | Up 533 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 2,276 | #35 | Down 1 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 5 | #1,373 | Down 558 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 2,201 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 11 | #815 | Up 189 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 2,311 | #30 | Down 9 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 7 | #1,004 | Down 168 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 2,396 | #21 | Down 1 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 9 | #836 | Up 369 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 2,446 | #20 | Up 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 5 | #1,205 | Down 629 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 2,340 | #21 | No rank change |
| 1903 | Boys | 15 | #576 | Up 357 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 2,339 | #21 | Down 2 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 7 | #933 | Down 296 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 2,448 | #19 | Up 2 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 11 | #637 | Up 148 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 2,183 | #21 | Down 6 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 11 | #785 | Up 217 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 3,044 | #15 | Up 4 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 2,280 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 6 | #1,002 | Down 60 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 2,647 | #16 | Up 1 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 6 | #942 | Down 301 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 2,407 | #17 | Up 1 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 12 | #641 | Up 231 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 2,435 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 7 | #872 | Down 351 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 2,542 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 15 | #521 | Up 247 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 2,520 | #13 | Up 2 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 8 | #768 | Down 171 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 2,352 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 12 | #597 | Up 103 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 2,541 | #13 | Down 1 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 8 | #700 | Up 89 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 2,323 | #12 | Down 1 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 2,370 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 7 | #789 | Down 209 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 2,343 | #9 | Up 1 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 12 | #580 | Up 341 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 2,278 | #10 | Up 3 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 5 | #921 | Up 38 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 1,838 | #13 | Down 1 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 5 | #959 | Down 194 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 1,791 | #12 | Up 1 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 7 | #765 | Up 206 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 1,588 | #13 | Up 2 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 5 | #971 | Down 319 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 1,451 | #15 | Up 3 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 1,241 | #18 | No rank change |
| 1882 | Boys | 9 | #652 | Up 1 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 1,144 | #18 | Up 4 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 8 | #653 | — |
| 1881 | Girls | 903 | #22 | Up 1 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 796 | #23 | — |