Name meaning & stats
Bessie
Bessie means “my God is an oath” (Hebrew origin). 22,358 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.
What it means
“my God is an oath”
HebrewPet form of Elizabeth
In US birth records
Peak year: 1940
22,358 US babies were named Bessie between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Bessie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Bessie is the main spelling
- Bessie 99%
- Bessy 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1940)