Bess
Pronunciation: [ b-EHS ]
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A distinctive boy name with a rare, memorable quality.
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Quick Facts
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #29,992
- Total SSA Count
- 5
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Bess is also used as a girl name, ranked #39041.
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Hebrew buz בּוּז origin
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Old English origin
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About the Name Bess
Bess is a boy name .
Is Bess a boy or girl name? Bess is used as both a boy and girl name. As a boy name, it ranks #29,992 in popularity. As a girl name, it ranks #39,041. Bess is more commonly used as a boy name.
Bess is currently ranked #29,992 in popularity for boy names in the United States.
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