Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Blessing

Meaning A unisex given name of mainly African usage Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #1,226 Trend → Stable

A unisex given name of mainly African usage.

Rank 2025
#1,226
among girls · ↓120 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
229
named Blessing · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,735
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
325 babies
All-time total
4,872
#2,825 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Blessing popularity over time

4,872 babies have been named Blessing since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 13 – 13 1 – #7,385
1980s 62 – 62 6 +377% #5,874
1990s 257 – 257 26 +315% #3,122
2000s 863 78 941 94 +266% #1,836
2010s 1,792 208 2,000 200 +113% #909
2020s (to 2025) 1,356 243 1,599 267 +33% #955

Where Blessing is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 181 0.11 outside top 500
2027 178 0.11 outside top 500
2028 176 0.11 outside top 500
2029 174 0.11 outside top 500
2030 173 0.11 outside top 500

Where Blessing is most popular

Girls named Blessing per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.137 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, Iowa, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Blessing born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 21 1.36 +888%
Iowa 23 0.394 +186%
Maryland 36 0.340 +147%
Georgia 71 0.313 +127%
Illinois 60 0.262 +91%
Ohio 52 0.219 +59%
North Carolina 45 0.198 +44%
Indiana 26 0.185 +35%
New Jersey 33 0.183 +33%
Arizona 25 0.178 +30%
New York 70 0.177 +29%
Virginia 29 0.170 +24%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +17%
Missouri 19 0.158 +15%
Wisconsin 16 0.155 +13%
Texas 119 0.148 +8%
Michigan 26 0.143 ≈ national
Nebraska 5 0.139 ≈ national
Louisiana 12 0.137 ≈ national
Tennessee 14 0.088 -36%
Minnesota 9 0.083 -39%
Kentucky 7 0.082 -40%
Florida 35 0.082 -40%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -51%
Alabama 6 0.064 -54%
Washington 8 0.055 -60%
California 46 0.055 -60%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Blessing

Blessing is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,226 in 2025 with 184 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 4,872 American babies have been named Blessing, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 325 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Blessing stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Blessing?

The median living Blessing is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 4,800 people named Blessing are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Blessing year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 184 #1,226 45 #2,803
2024 221 #1,106 59 #2,375
2023 273 #955 46 #2,770
2022 200 #1,210 39 #3,108
2021 237 #1,061 27 #3,927
2020 241 #1,043 27 #3,825
2019 291 #909 34 #3,357
2018 216 #1,132 27 #3,902
2017 217 #1,142 32 #3,450
2016 192 #1,267 25 #4,111
2015 185 #1,298 27 #3,892
2014 181 #1,309 15 #5,767
2013 144 #1,526 14 #5,958
2012 145 #1,523 11 #7,123
2011 112 #1,807 12 #6,636
2010 109 #1,861 11 #7,134
2009 111 #1,889 14 #6,134
2008 109 #1,931 6 #11,231
2007 104 #1,972 9 #8,266
2006 92 #2,109 12 #6,507
2005 84 #2,186 10 #7,180
2004 103 #1,836 10 #7,033
2003 65 #2,502 6 #9,719
2002 64 #2,470 – –
2001 69 #2,305 6 #9,391
2000 62 #2,458 5 #10,549
1995 22 #4,540 – –
1990 14 #6,161 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #9,213 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Blessing

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Blessing Okagbare Blessing Okagbare Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Blessing, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Blessing?

The median living Blessing is about 9 years old. Half of all living Blessings are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Blessing are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Blessing are alive in the United States, based on 4,872 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Blessing mean?

A unisex given name of mainly African usage.

How popular is the name Blessing in 2025?

Blessing ranked #1,226 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 184 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Blessing?

4,872 babies have been named Blessing in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Blessing most popular?

Blessing peaked in 2019, when 325 newborns received the name.

Is Blessing a boy or girl name?

Blessing is used for both: about 89% of babies named Blessing have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Blessing rising or falling?

Blessing is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Blessing become more popular?

Blessing is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 173 girls named Blessing in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Blessing?

Well-known people named Blessing include Blessing Okagbare (athlete).

Names like Blessing

Names that sound and feel close to Blessing: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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