girl's name
Bessma
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 90
Bessma is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1983.
Bessma over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 50 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Bessma?
In 2020, Bessma was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Bessma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bessma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Bessma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bessma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bessma
Is Bessma a girl's or a boy's name?
Bessma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Bessma most popular?
Bessma peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.