Is Vessie a boy or girl name?

Vessie is a girl’s name. Of the 518 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.0% were girls and 1.0% were boys.

Vessie

Recorded 1881–1952 · United States

Vessie was most popular in 1917, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,935 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 518 people named Vessie.

Vessie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vessie’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vessie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vessie is a girl’s name — 99.0% of the 518 Americans given it were girls and 1.0% 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