The baby name Bess appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1986. It was most popular in 1915 with 114 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bess has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 54 |
| 1911 | 69 |
| 1912 | 107 |
| 1913 | 112 |
| 1914 | 64 |
| 1915 | 114 |
| 1916 | 108 |
| 1917 | 66 |
| 1918 | 75 |
| 1919 | 66 |
| 1920 | 32 |
| 1921 | 34 |
| 1922 | 38 |
| 1923 | 57 |
| 1924 | 42 |
| 1925 | 31 |
| 1926 | 25 |
| 1927 | 57 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 6 |