Girl
Bessie
Rooted in Hebrew, Bessie is a girl's name that means "Hebrew Elisheva, God is my oath". It was at its most popular in the 1910s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The name's best year yet was 1916.
EtymologyDiminutive of Elizabeth
HebrewHebrew "Elisheva" – "God is my oath"
Births by decade
1900s
24,077
1910s
33,991
1920s
32,347
1930s
18,183
1940s
11,097
1950s
5,944
1960s
2,593
1970s
1,207
1980s
748
1990s
386
2000s
179
2010s
89
Peaked in the 1910s · 130,841 total U.S. births since 1900