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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hessie

Hessie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 712th; the most babies were born in 1920 (44). More babies were named Hessie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192044 babies
Total since 1880
1,134babies recorded

Hessie popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 1915.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#4,4787
1940#2,05616
1930#2,35714
1920#1,14544
1910#92722
1900#78822
1890#89810
1880#7886

How popular is Hessie, counting every spelling?

Hessie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hessie?

About 100 people born in the US named Hessie are alive today, with a median age of 82; half are between 76 and 87. That makes Hessie a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Hessie by state

How common Hessie was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (8.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNC0.25South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hessie, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Hessie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hessie, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hessie

How popular is the name Hessie?

Hessie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 712th; the most babies were born in 1920 (44). More babies were named Hessie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hessie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,118 girls and 16 boys.

Where was Hessie most popular?

In 1918–1922, Hessie was most common in North Carolina (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Kentucky.