Bess Popularity

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England and Wales

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Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1966 in England and Wales in 2014.

Bess's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#2927	8	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#3447	6	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#3178	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#3583	6	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#2367	11	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#2496	10	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#1966	14	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#3681	6	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#4049	5	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#2326	10	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#2233	10	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#3247	4	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Demonstration data

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.