Vessie
En vessie refers to a cooking method in which a meat or other dish is cooked in a (pig) bladder. A well-known application is with Bresse chicken: Poularde de Bresse en vessie; a prepared chicken is stuffed with foie gras, truffles, and other flavorings, then enclosed in the bladder and poached in chicken broth.
Meaning & Origin of Vessie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
En vessie refers to a cooking method in which a meat or other dish is cooked in a (pig) bladder. A well-known application is with Bresse chicken: Poularde de Bresse en vessie; a prepared chicken is stuffed with foie gras, truffles, and other flavorings, then enclosed in the bladder and poached in chicken broth.
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The Story of Vessie
Vessie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 23 Vessies were born — ranking #1,605 that year. As of 2026, Vessie ranks #5,563 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 513 Vessies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vessie
Vessie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 513 births in the dataset. Vessie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Vessie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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