Over the past 110 years, 102 977 girls and 5 boys have been named Bessie. The name Bessie ranks 324th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bessie in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Bessie came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.