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Vessie

Used in both girl and boy records

Vessie appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Vessie by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDVessie as a girl’s nameUS records 1881–1952
#9949girl rank1917peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDVessie as a boy’s nameUS records 1929–1929
#38915boy rank1929peak year
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Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Vessie in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191723 uses#62318811881–195254 listed years
Boy19295 uses#396019291929–19291 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.