U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024
Bessie
A name that crested in the 1880s and has all but disappeared since.
Peaked 1889
1889peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1889
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#9
of all U.S. girls’ names
Skew
99.6%
given to girls
Median age today
~110
median birth year 1916