Over the past 110 years, 5 boys and 102 977 girls have been named Bessie. The name Bessie ranks 13051th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bessie in 1929. The peak of popularity of the name Bessie came in the 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.