Bess

Girl name

Bess ranks #2,660 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 12 places, 23 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #2,608 for cats.

Bess's popularity trend

Bess's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2019.

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Year	Share
2025	0.002%
2024	0.004%
2023	0.004%
2022	0.004%
2021	0.005%
2020	0.006%
2019	0.007%
2018	0.007%
2017	0.005%
2016	0.006%
2015	0.006%
2014	0.006%
2013	0.006%
2012	0.004%
2011	0.003%
2010	0.003%
2009	0.003%
2008	0.004%
2007	0.005%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 12 places

Popularity rank

#2,660

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−2,678

2020 → 2025

Gender split

98% girls

98% girls2% boys

Where Bess shows up

Bess's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


AdelaideAustralia	0.1%
BurnsideAustralia	0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Bess

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