Unisex name · since 1975
Blessing
Blessing has 4,343 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,227 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,343
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Blessing is the #1227 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,343 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blessing has been recorded 4,343 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #1227 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #2,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,227 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,343 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blessing ranks #2,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,227 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,343 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,227 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,343
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blessing's 4,343 recorded births place it above 96.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Blessing compares
4,343 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Blessing's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blessing | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,343 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 291 | 21 | 19,840 |
Blessing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Blessing's full recorded timeline at 2003, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 291 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Blessing popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Blessing popularity over time - boys
529 total births recorded since 2000 (Blessing as boys' name)
Blessing by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,792 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Blessing's strongest decade.
1,792 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Blessing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 257
1990s
257 births
- 2000s
2000s
863 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,792 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,356 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,792 births (41% of all-time use).
How Blessing compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Blessing's total volume
Blessing by state
Where Blessing concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 491 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 300 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 244 | 5.6% |
| #4 | California | | 209 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 198 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 178 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 128 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 115 | 2.6% |
491 of 4,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Blessing appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blessing's data
- Blessing's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,792 total births) through the 2020s (1,356) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Blessings (491 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Blessing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Blessing 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.