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Origin & history of Bessie1
English / Amish roots
Bessie comes from the English / Amish tradition, meaning Short form of Elizabeth..
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How popular is Bessie?
1916
peak year
The name Bessie reached its peak in 1916, with 4,122 registrations (ranked #56). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 36 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8908) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Bessie's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 170,860 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
4,122
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #56)
(ranked #56)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
170,860
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bessie5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
B2
E5
S1
S1
I9
E5
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Bessie🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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