Is Besse a boy or girl name?

Besse is a girl’s name. Of the 671 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Besse

Recorded 1880–1926 · United States

Besse was most popular in 1889, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #645 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 671 people named Besse.

Besse over time

Births per year. The dot marks Besse’s peak in 1889. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Besse a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Besse is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 671 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org