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.