Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Bliss

Meaning A unisex given name from English Gender Unisex · 88% girls Rank 2025 #2,219 Trend ↑ Rising 87%

A unisex given name from English.

Rank 2025
#2,219
among girls · ↓63 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
90
named Bliss · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,365
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
106 babies
All-time total
2,023
#5,080 all-time among girls
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Bliss popularity over time

2,023 babies have been named Bliss since 1887, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 5 5 1 – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 5 5 1 – –
1910s 23 56 79 8 +1480% #3,383
1920s – 35 35 4 -56% –
1930s – 26 26 3 -26% –
1940s 22 12 34 3 +31% #4,246
1950s 29 11 40 4 +18% #4,628
1960s 68 – 68 7 +70% #4,116
1970s 108 – 108 11 +59% #4,274
1980s 225 – 225 23 +108% #1,692
1990s 158 – 158 16 -30% #4,254
2000s 243 5 248 25 +57% #4,008
2010s 475 28 503 50 +103% #2,993
2020s (to 2025) 439 50 489 82 +62% #2,062

Where Bliss 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 91 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.07 outside top 500
2029 112 0.07 outside top 500
2030 118 0.07 outside top 500

Where Bliss is most popular

Girls named Bliss per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

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 Bliss 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
Florida 30 0.070 +49%
Georgia 15 0.066 +40%
Texas 52 0.065 +37%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 +35%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +21%
Ohio 13 0.055 +16%
Maryland 5 0.047 ≈ national
California 32 0.038 -19%
Michigan 5 0.027 -42%
Illinois 5 0.022 -54%
New York 7 0.018 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Bliss

Bliss is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,219 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 2,023 American babies have been named Bliss, about 88% girls and 12% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Bliss stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bliss?

The median living Bliss is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 35. An estimated 1,800 people named Bliss are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Bliss 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 83 #2,219 7 #9,844
2024 88 #2,156 10 #7,849
2023 94 #2,062 12 #6,949
2022 48 #3,321 6 #11,059
2021 69 #2,539 8 #8,943
2020 57 #2,857 7 #9,699
2019 46 #3,400 – –
2018 45 #3,444 5 #12,423
2017 41 #3,706 – –
2016 41 #3,717 5 #12,438
2015 46 #3,439 7 #9,699
2014 51 #3,191 – –
2013 43 #3,584 5 #12,383
2012 56 #3,014 6 #10,958
2011 57 #2,993 – –
2010 49 #3,320 – –
2009 33 #4,499 – –
2008 27 #5,310 – –
2007 21 #6,357 5 #12,594
2006 37 #4,008 – –
2005 27 #4,855 – –
2004 19 #6,264 – –
2003 12 #8,600 – –
2002 25 #4,788 – –
2001 27 #4,464 – –
2000 15 #6,854 – –
1995 12 #7,110 – –
1990 23 #4,254 – –
1985 5 #10,840 – –
1980 8 #7,489 – –
1975 14 #4,384 – –
1970 9 #5,444 – –
1965 8 #4,870 – –
1960 6 #5,769 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,054
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #3,868
1915 – – 5 #3,884
1910 – – – –
1905 – – 5 #1,254
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Bliss?

The median living Bliss is about 14 years old. Half of all living Blisss are between 5 and 35 years old.

How many people named Bliss are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Bliss are alive in the United States, based on 2,023 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bliss mean?

A unisex given name from English.

How popular is the name Bliss in 2025?

Bliss ranked #2,219 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bliss?

2,023 babies have been named Bliss in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bliss most popular?

Bliss peaked in 2023, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Bliss a boy or girl name?

Bliss is used for both: about 88% of babies named Bliss have been girls and 12% boys.

Is the name Bliss rising or falling?

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

Will Bliss become more popular?

Bliss is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 118 girls named Bliss in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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