Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
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See the 142 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 506 |
| 1881 | 566 |
| 1882 | 705 |
| 1883 | 837 |
| 1884 | 814 |
| 1885 | 729 |
| 1886 | 886 |
| 1887 | 1,062 |
| 1888 | 918 |
| 1889 | 1,020 |
| 1890 | 809 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1892 | 834 |
| 1893 | 794 |
| 1894 | 794 |
| 1895 | 642 |
| 1896 | 635 |
| 1897 | 585 |
| 1898 | 584 |
| 1899 | 528 |
| 1900 | 447 |
| 1901 | 447 |
| 1902 | 394 |
| 1903 | 428 |
| 1904 | 349 |
| 1905 | 298 |
| 1906 | 342 |
| 1907 | 323 |
| 1908 | 272 |
| 1909 | 274 |
| 1910 | 222 |
| 1911 | 222 |
| 1912 | 224 |
| 1913 | 191 |
| 1914 | 122 |
| 1915 | 124 |
| 1916 | 125 |
| 1917 | 95 |
| 1918 | 89 |
| 1919 | 88 |
| 1920 | 68 |
| 1921 | 68 |
| 1922 | 62 |
| 1923 | 67 |
| 1924 | 65 |
| 1925 | 53 |
| 1926 | 46 |
| 1927 | 49 |
| 1928 | 29 |
| 1929 | 30 |
| 1930 | 32 |
| 1931 | 25 |
| 1932 | 27 |
| 1933 | 28 |
| 1934 | 25 |
| 1935 | 16 |
| 1936 | 19 |
| 1937 | 17 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1939 | 25 |
| 1940 | 25 |
| 1941 | 26 |
| 1942 | 24 |
| 1943 | 23 |
| 1944 | 19 |
| 1945 | 16 |
| 1946 | 15 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1948 | 21 |
| 1949 | 12 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 18 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1957 | 14 |
| 1958 | 17 |
| 1959 | 13 |
| 1960 | 13 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 17 |
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1965 | 11 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 8 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1977 | 17 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 16 |
| 1980 | 17 |
| 1981 | 23 |
| 1982 | 17 |
| 1983 | 16 |
| 1984 | 23 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 17 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Bess isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.
More like it
More like Bess
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 5
- Rank in 2025
- #14,942
- How rare
- 1 in 321,453 girls
- Since 1880
- 7,171
Most popular in 1887, at 1,062 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 7% per million girls born.
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.