Unisex name · since 2000
Bless
Bless has 492 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bless is the #6334 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 492 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bless has been recorded 492 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #6334 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,334 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 492 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bless ranks #7,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,334 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 492 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bless's 492 recorded births place it above 82.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Bless compares
492 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bless's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bless | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 492 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bless's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bless's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bless popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Bless popularity over time - girls
319 total births recorded since 1987 (Bless as girls' name)
Bless by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (220 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Bless's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bless births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 220 births (45% of all-time use).
Bless by state
Where Bless concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
48 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Bless's data
- Bless's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (220 total births) through the 2020s (188) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Blesss (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bless: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bless draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.