Is Hessie a boy or girl name?

Hessie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,134 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.6% were girls and 1.4% were boys.

Hessie

Recorded 1880–1959 · United States

Hessie was most popular in 1920, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,972 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,134 people named Hessie.

Hessie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hessie’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hessie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hessie is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 1,134 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Hessie

Where Hessie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

North Carolina 21.6×

Explore further

See Hessie on the interactive charts

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