The baby name Bessie appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1991. It was most popular in 1916 with 5,620 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bessie has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 3,752 |
| 1911 | 3,570 |
| 1912 | 3,831 |
| 1913 | 4,027 |
| 1914 | 4,398 |
| 1915 | 5,229 |
| 1916 | 5,620 |
| 1917 | 5,293 |
| 1918 | 5,616 |
| 1919 | 5,319 |
| 1920 | 5,044 |
| 1921 | 4,727 |
| 1922 | 4,151 |
| 1923 | 4,078 |
| 1924 | 3,812 |
| 1925 | 4,669 |
| 1926 | 4,532 |
| 1927 | 4,475 |
| 1928 | 4,288 |
| 1929 | 3,761 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 3,638 |
| 1931 | 3,155 |
| 1932 | 3,251 |
| 1933 | 2,940 |
| 1934 | 2,730 |
| 1935 | 2,801 |
| 1936 | 2,449 |
| 1937 | 2,322 |
| 1938 | 2,115 |
| 1939 | 1,605 |
| 1940 | 1,642 |
| 1941 | 1,234 |
| 1942 | 1,357 |
| 1943 | 1,466 |
| 1944 | 1,160 |
| 1945 | 1,212 |
| 1946 | 1,097 |
| 1947 | 1,118 |
| 1948 | 1,128 |
| 1949 | 1,007 |
| 1950 | 901 |
| 1951 | 922 |
| 1952 | 912 |
| 1953 | 821 |
| 1954 | 767 |
| 1955 | 614 |
| 1956 | 616 |
| 1957 | 546 |
| 1958 | 528 |
| 1959 | 464 |
| 1960 | 451 |
| 1961 | 346 |
| 1962 | 367 |
| 1963 | 314 |
| 1964 | 343 |
| 1965 | 293 |
| 1966 | 194 |
| 1967 | 197 |
| 1968 | 140 |
| 1969 | 146 |
| 1970 | 154 |
| 1971 | 122 |
| 1972 | 123 |
| 1973 | 93 |
| 1974 | 70 |
| 1975 | 112 |
| 1976 | 72 |
| 1977 | 34 |
| 1978 | 57 |
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1980 | 34 |
| 1981 | 43 |
| 1982 | 49 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 25 |
| 1985 | 34 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 15 |