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Bess
7,176 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Bess is 52. If you meet a Bess, there's about a 70% chance they're between 30 and 78 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Bess: 1889. Down 100% from peak.
Geographic fingerprint
Besss are 0.4x more common in the Northeast than the national average.