Bess
In 2025, Bess had a published SSA count of 5 in the girls series and ranked 14942 among names in that series.
Rank
#14942
Count
5
Year
2025
Trend
Falling
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
99.9%
1880–2025 · 7K total across published yearly counts
boys series
0.1%
1894–1894 · 5 total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1889
Peak Count
182
Change Since Peak
-97.3%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
-37.5%
10-Year Change
-16.7%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 5 |
| 2022 | girls | 6 |
| 2020 | girls | 8 |
| 2019 | girls | 5 |
| 2018 | girls | 7 |
| 2016 | girls | 6 |
| 2015 | girls | 6 |
| 2014 | girls | 8 |
| 2013 | girls | 7 |
| 2012 | girls | 6 |
| 2011 | girls | 7 |
| 2010 | girls | 7 |
| 2009 | girls | 8 |
| 2008 | girls | 7 |
| 2007 | girls | 8 |
| 2006 | girls | 6 |
| 2005 | girls | 18 |
| 2004 | girls | 5 |
| 2003 | girls | 12 |
| 2002 | girls | 14 |
| 2001 | girls | 10 |
| 2000 | girls | 9 |
| 1999 | girls | 11 |
| 1998 | girls | 8 |
| 1997 | girls | 14 |
| 1996 | girls | 14 |
| 1995 | girls | 11 |
| 1994 | girls | 11 |
| 1993 | girls | 14 |
| 1992 | girls | 16 |
| 1991 | girls | 12 |
| 1990 | girls | 16 |
| 1989 | girls | 20 |
| 1988 | girls | 28 |
| 1987 | girls | 29 |
| 1986 | girls | 29 |
| 1985 | girls | 27 |
| 1984 | girls | 38 |
| 1983 | girls | 27 |
| 1982 | girls | 29 |
| 1981 | girls | 38 |
| 1980 | girls | 28 |
| 1979 | girls | 25 |
| 1978 | girls | 33 |
| 1977 | girls | 26 |
| 1976 | girls | 22 |
| 1975 | girls | 11 |
| 1974 | girls | 14 |
| 1973 | girls | 20 |
| 1972 | girls | 15 |
| 1971 | girls | 18 |
| 1970 | girls | 19 |
| 1969 | girls | 20 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 |
| 1967 | girls | 15 |
| 1966 | girls | 19 |
| 1965 | girls | 19 |
| 1964 | girls | 19 |
| 1963 | girls | 26 |
| 1962 | girls | 34 |
| 1961 | girls | 33 |
| 1960 | girls | 26 |
| 1959 | girls | 26 |
| 1958 | girls | 34 |
| 1957 | girls | 28 |
| 1956 | girls | 28 |
| 1955 | girls | 23 |
| 1954 | girls | 34 |
| 1953 | girls | 23 |
| 1952 | girls | 30 |
| 1951 | girls | 16 |
| 1950 | girls | 15 |
| 1949 | girls | 20 |
| 1948 | girls | 35 |
| 1947 | girls | 21 |
| 1946 | girls | 24 |
| 1945 | girls | 21 |
| 1944 | girls | 25 |
| 1943 | girls | 32 |
| 1942 | girls | 32 |
| 1941 | girls | 31 |
| 1940 | girls | 29 |
| 1939 | girls | 27 |
| 1938 | girls | 23 |
| 1937 | girls | 18 |
| 1936 | girls | 20 |
| 1935 | girls | 17 |
| 1934 | girls | 26 |
| 1933 | girls | 28 |
| 1932 | girls | 29 |
| 1931 | girls | 27 |
| 1930 | girls | 36 |
| 1929 | girls | 33 |
| 1928 | girls | 33 |
| 1927 | girls | 58 |
| 1926 | girls | 55 |
| 1925 | girls | 64 |
| 1924 | girls | 81 |
| 1923 | girls | 81 |
| 1922 | girls | 74 |
| 1921 | girls | 84 |
| 1920 | girls | 82 |
| 1919 | girls | 99 |
| 1918 | girls | 103 |
| 1917 | girls | 103 |
| 1916 | girls | 131 |
| 1915 | girls | 122 |
| 1914 | girls | 93 |
| 1913 | girls | 119 |
| 1912 | girls | 125 |
| 1911 | girls | 93 |
| 1910 | girls | 88 |
| 1909 | girls | 95 |
| 1908 | girls | 91 |
| 1907 | girls | 103 |
| 1906 | girls | 101 |
| 1905 | girls | 87 |
| 1904 | girls | 96 |
| 1903 | girls | 112 |
| 1902 | girls | 104 |
| 1901 | girls | 107 |
| 1900 | girls | 134 |
| 1899 | girls | 123 |
| 1898 | girls | 151 |
| 1897 | girls | 137 |
| 1896 | girls | 151 |
| 1895 | girls | 150 |
| 1894 | boys | 5 |
| 1894 | girls | 177 |
| 1893 | girls | 169 |
| 1892 | girls | 177 |
| 1891 | girls | 137 |
| 1890 | girls | 154 |
| 1889 | girls | 182 |
| 1888 | girls | 164 |
| 1887 | girls | 155 |
| 1886 | girls | 128 |
| 1885 | girls | 97 |
| 1884 | girls | 105 |
| 1883 | girls | 94 |
| 1882 | girls | 76 |
| 1881 | girls | 52 |
| 1880 | girls | 46 |